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11 Safety Tips When Handling And Storing Construction Materials

Construction Marketing

Here are some safety tips to consider in handling and storing construction materials: 1. Therefore, you should have the appropriate storage tanks to ensure safety. It’s not a good idea to store barrels or drums on top of one another because they might become unstable, get damaged, or spring leaks. Provide Proper Training.

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Building a Strong Safety Culture

Safety Services Company

In recent years, many companies have started to realize the importance of building a strong safety culture within their workplace. The term “safety culture” can be defined as a company’s values, attitudes and beliefs about safety. We all must make safety a priority. Characteristics of a Strong Safety Culture.

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HAND TOOL SAFETY

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It’s important to remember that exposure to heat and other weather elements can affect hand tool safety. There is always a concern, as there should be, about heat stress affecting workers, but the sun and high temperatures can create safety issues for tools as well. Construction hand tool safety'

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Everyday Employee Safety

Safety Services Company

How to Promote Employee Safety in the Workplace. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover employee safety. On the job safety is a program of proactive participation between employers, supervisors, and employees; safety is everyone’s business. Everyone needs to be involved in company safety.

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WINTER DRIVING SAFETY

Safety Services Company

The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration states that annually, an average of 22 percent of vehicle accidents are related to the weather. million accidents each year. Much of safety is a matter of being proactive. System and/or component failures increase safety risks dramatically.

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Remedies to CSA’s problems high on industry, government lists

FDR Safety

In 2013, you can be assured that the continuing effects of the two-year-old Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program on the trucking industry and commercial drivers will remain high on both the government and industry list of issues demanding attention.

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4 Positive Impacts Asset Management and Maintenance Have On Your Construction Business

Fieldwire

The idea of efficiency that applies to a particular piece of machinery may shift with time; yet, properly-maintained machinery operates virtually as well as brand-new machinery while requiring far less maintenance. Managing Safety Hazards and Risks. Faulty equipment leads to major accidents - don’t take the risk.