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7 Ways Construction Companies Can Keep Their Workers Safe

Construction Marketing

Statistics show that there are over 400 injuries and over 20 fatalities each year related to construction in Ontario alone. As an employer, you should ensure that your construction site offers maximum safety and security standards to its workers. Training your employees on safety measures and equipment.

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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

Safety Services Company

Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. This figure reveals a potential gap in safety and compliance procedures within contractor management. They advise that portable heaters be UL-approved, having gone through rigorous safety testing.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

Levelset

By the same token, many potential situations pose risk to the health and safety of your employees and others working on the jobsite. Hazardous conditions can have both short-term and long-term financial consequences along with the possibility of work-related illness or injury. . Getting caught in or between. Struck-by accidents.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

Safety Services Company

Workplace Safety. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover workplace safety. Freedom from danger is a wonderful concept, but to make that goal a reality requires considerable planning, training, commitment, management skills, and above all THINKING about workplace safety. Thinking About Workplace Safety.

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Make Crane Safety Priority One!

Constructonomics

Moving heavy loads around a work environment demands careful attention to safety. Operators and workers should be trained in the crane’s capabilities, movements, speed, control settings, and safety devices. See the manufacturer’s guidelines for information and requirements. When not in use, loads should be lowered and secured.

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Process Safety Management

Safety Services Company

Process Safety Management. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of process safety managment. Process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals prevents or minimizes the consequences of catastrophic releases of toxic, reactive, flammable or explosive chemicals. Operating Procedures.

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Installing bollards into existing concrete

Construction Specifier

Over the past few decades, construction has taken an increased role in public safety and security. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines, widely adopted by civic institutions in several countries, offer ways to prevent terrorist and ram-raid thefts through perimeter security.