Safety should always be top of mind, but National Safety Month is a reminder to review your safety plan, educate employees on safety requirements, review and replace PPE, and be vigilant of safety risks.
Falls account for 33% of all construction deaths, and eliminating falls in construction would save more than 300 lives every year.
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Reviewing your Fall Prevention Program will help to minimize, if not eliminate, risk of injuries. If you don’t already have a Fall Prevention Program in place, now is the time to get one and ensure all employees understand the importance of following the program to keep them safe. Some of the most frequent falls include;
- Falls from ladders
- Falls from a roof
- Falls from a scaffold
- Falls down stairs
- Falls from a structural steel
- Falls through a floor or roof opening
- Falls through a fragile roof surface
Safety Articles and Tips
The Importance of Proper Use of Personal Protective Equipment
Discussing safety and reminding your crew of the importance of PPE safety is important to minimize the risk of exposure and health issues that follow. Knowing how to properly were PPE and the signs of exposure is everyone’s responsibility and is important to any work site to keep everyone safe. Read More
Properly Trained Team
Taking time to properly train your team will prevent losses in both time and money. By investing in your employees, you are able to have them run more efficiently and spend less time fixing costly mistakes. Read More
Protect the Workers: Simple guide to safety symbols on boots
There are various types of safety boots and other personal protection equipment designed made and tested for protection from a wide variety of hazards at the workplace or other. Different professions have different hazard risk as well as different levels of risk. These hazards can be breaking the toe or metatarsal bones by falling or rolling objects, slippage, puncture wounds, electrical shock, chemical burns, frostbite and others. Read More
Spray Gun Safety
Every gun has a safety feature. You should get in the habit of turning on the safety feature whenever you stop spraying – whether it’s to talk to someone or check your depth. It’s an often overlooked step when a new applicator is learning, but can quickly cause serious injury or damage if the spray gun releases unmanaged chemical.
