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What are the common safety violations in construction work and how can you avoid them?

Lets Build

Safety violations on construction sites aren’t uncommon—just look at these statistics: Over 20% of all fatal workplace accidents in the EU during 2019 took place in the construction industry, making it the top industry for fatal injuries. of non-fatal accidents due to safety violations took place on construction sites in the EU.

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How to Manage Jobsite Safety for Third-Party Contractors

Pro Builder

How to Manage Jobsite Safety for Third-Party Contractors. These safety guidelines can help companies maintain a healthy work environment for employees and contractors on and off the jobsite. Jobsite Safety. Jobsite Safety. Fri, 10/14/2022 - 10:02. Labor + Trade Relations.

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6 Ways to Improve Machine Operators’ Safety on Construction Sites

Fieldwire

For example, in the United States, an astounding one out of every five deaths in the workplace is due to a construction accident , according to statistics published by the country’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In 2019, 1,071 workers in the U.S. Safety Training. Safety boots. Management System.

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Smartvid.io Uses AI to Measure COVID-19 Safety Compliance on Jobsites Throughout the Country

Construction Junkie

Just last week, Smartvid,io released their first regional report for COVID-19 safety compliance. uses AI to automatically analyze photos and other data gathered across the job to recognize safety hazards and the potential for incident. Full story: Regional Data for Benchmarking COVID-19 Safety Compliance: What’s your score?

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The Complexity Of OSHA’s PSM Standard

FDR Safety

FDRsafety continues to encounter situations where worker training is incomplete or lacking, especially in safety. I recently attended the 2 nd Annual Process Safety Summit in Washington DC on Oct 15-16, 2019. I do not like standard safety signs and warnings because they typically mean little to the worker.

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. Mike Taubitz spent many years in top positions at General Motors, including stints as Global Safety Director and Global Regulatory Liaison. For more advice on safety, please call us at (615) 628-8746.

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Why Construction Firms Should Invest In Packaging Solutions

Construction Marketing

If waste is a hot topic in the industry, then safety is a buzzword. No project or relevant discussion can begin without talking about safety in the workplace—even then, projects still suffer casualties. OSHA refers to such an incident as one prime example of hazardous energy, of which its control is a recurring safety issue.