Grant will develop psychological safety training for construction workers

May 8, 2023 — People often think of artificial intelligence as the frontier of science, but Hongtao Dang, assistant professor of construction management in the School of Design and Construction, is studying what might be considered a larger unknown frontier: emotional and social intelligence.

Dang recently received a grant to develop a training program to improve psychological safety for people in the construction industry. Funding and support for the project has been provided by the State of Washington, Department of Labor & Industries, Safety & Health Investment Projects. The grant builds upon his previous work on diversity, equity, and inclusion training for construction site safety management training case studies.  [Read more…]