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Preventing Falls: How Contractors can Master Ladder Safety One Step at a Time

Safety Services Company

So, with falls being a fear for contractors, initiatives like National Ladder Safety Month are vital. Here at Safety Services Company, we are committed to observing initiatives like these to save lives and build a strong safety culture. Construction sites make up the vast majority of accidents and, unfortunately, fatalities.

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Preventing Falls: How Contractors can Master Ladder Safety One Step at a Time

Safety Services Company

So, with falls being a fear for contractors, initiatives like National Ladder Safety Month are vital. Here at Safety Services Company, we are committed to observing initiatives like these to save lives and build a strong safety culture. Construction sites make up the vast majority of accidents and, unfortunately, fatalities.

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Safety: What to do when employees know better but don’t do better

FDR Safety

The bottom line is that the majority of accidents are not due to a lack of training, skill or knowledge — they are simply related to poor decision-making. First thoughts about safety. First thoughts about safety. Many companies establish safety as a “No. Many companies establish safety as a “No. 1” priority.

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

If you are targeted for an inspection, the CSHO will look for machinery or equipment associated with amputations paying particular attention to employee exposure to nip points, pinch points, shear points, cutting actions, and other points of operation. For more advice on safety, please call us at (615) 628-8746.

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Can I Wear Bump Caps on Construction Site?

Work Gearz

If yes, are you fully equipped to ensure your safety at the workplace? . Head injuries are one of the most common accidents that occur at construction sites. Safety caps are must at construction sites and if you are a construction worker you must have come across a wide variety of safety caps and hats. .

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Fieldwire - Untitled Article

Fieldwire

Many actions can be taken to make the sector greener and more sustainable: for instance investing in electric or hydrogen vehicles and heavy machinery, or in ecological materials such as low-carbon cement. It is important to keep your teams up-to-date with the latest guidelines, and also to perform safety audits. According to the U.S.

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April 2014 newsletter

FDR Safety

If you believe that you are required to have a guard around all moving machinery and equipment in your facility, perhaps you should considering consulting with a safety professional. Mike Taubitz, a senior advisor at FDRsafety, is a former Global Safety Director for General Motors.

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