Construction Marketing
JUNE 19, 2023
A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. Promoting safety in construction sites involves ensuring operators understand standard procedures, equipment inspections, load calculations, and hazard identification.
Construction Marketing
JUNE 14, 2021
On the other hand, rigging refers to the assembly of equipment such as cables, wire rope, and related hardware used in construction for lifting heavy objects, like girders, into place. To avoid accidents, below are some of the hazards that workers must keep in mind. Malfunction is a part of any equipment’s lifespan.
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FDR Safety
AUGUST 6, 2018
Working around energized equipment can be very hazardous, it is good to know these helpful tips to prevent yourself from becoming the path to ground electricity is always searching for. All of these items are conductive and can easily cause you to become the easiest path to ground if they come in contact with an overhead line.
Construction Marketing
JUNE 20, 2022
When you see or hear about construction accidents, they usually involve heavy equipment like cranes or scaffolding. Moreover, workers are injured or killed almost yearly by falling objects or equipment. How Accidents Happen Due To Falling Debris. The tools or equipment will most likely fall and hit anyone underneath.
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
The bed touched power lines overhead and Baltazar was electrocuted and thrown from the machine, a police report stated. . Ramirez Baltazar, 34, was standing at the rear of an asphalt paving machine while a dump truck was raising its bed to dump asphalt into the machine.
Levelset
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Caught-in or between : Injuries or fatalities could occur when loose clothing gets caught in belts or pulleys while heavy equipment and foundation walls present two immovable objects that can crush or suffocate an employee. Struck-by : Building materials being unloaded overhead by cranes or booms frequently result in struck-by incidents.
Constructonomics
JULY 15, 2011
This post was written by SPANCO, an industry leader in overhead cranes since 1979. Accidents can take a hefty toll in life, limb, and material damages. THE EQUIPMENT. Attempting to move a load greater than the crane’s capacity can put undue stress on the equipment and can endanger workers.
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