In This Episode
Sponsored by Medcor. Ethan Fight, Executive Director of Operations at Medcor Safety, discusses the current landscape of safety staffing in construction, the challenges faced, and strategies for safety directors to build effective partnerships with staffing providers. He shares how to navigate the evolving demands of construction work and ensure the right safety professionals are in place.
Key Takeaways
- Safety staffing demand has outpaced supply, especially for experienced professionals.
| - Partnerships with staffing providers should be based on deeper evaluation, not just resumes.
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- Scalability and flexibility are crucial in safety staffing to adapt to project changes.
| - Partnerships with staffing providers should be based on deeper evaluation, not just resumes, and soft skills and cultural fit are as important as technical qualifications.
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About the Guest
Ethan Fight
Ethan Fight serves as Executive Director of Operations at Medcor Safety, where he leads safety professionals and operations across more than 100 construction and high-risk industry accounts annually. With over 13 years at Medcor, Ethan brings deep expertise in strategic safety staffing, risk reduction and compliance for complex, high-risk worksites.
Ethan has a strong foundation in operations management, financial strategy and organizational leadership. He is recognized for sound judgment, effective team leadership and a grounded, service-oriented approach to safety operations. He holds an MBA from Morehead State University and a CHST from the BCSP.
Driven by purpose and guided by integrity, Ethan leads with a people-first mindset, aligning operational excellence with meaningful outcomes for the teams, clients and communities he serves. His experience managing safety staffing at scale across construction and high-risk projects makes him a trusted voice on what companies should look for in a staffing partner.
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