Contechtrio - Talking Construction Tech

EPISODE 422: How reliant are digital technologies in improving construction safety? In this week’s episode of The ConTech Crew, my co-host Rob McKinney and I sit down with Gabe Guetta, CEO and co-founder of SALUS, a young SaaS company specializing in construction safety.Gabe spent 15 years in construction, dealing with the challenges and stigmas that come with it. But when a near-miss job site incident occured, he realized there was a critical gap in how safety was managed in the industry.Today, he’s here to share what that critical gap is, the evolution of safety practices in the industry, how to gain buy-in, especially from field workers, and why adapting technology that matches real-world construction workflows is key to success. Listen now to see how technology is driving a safer, smarter construction job site.Key Takeaways: Introduction (00:00)Gabe’s construction journey (03:44)How a near-miss incident led to a safety solution (06:50)The complexity of safety in construction (09:02)Getting field-level wor