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Construction facing safety challenges as work picks up

FDR Safety

Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent report by Marsh Risk Consulting cites a shortage of skilled construction workers in markets across the country, including Pittsburgh, Seattle, and Phoenix. Accident Prevention' One indicator of those challenges may be an increase in the construction industry’s fatality rate from 9.1

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Construction Jobsite Safety: Strategies and Resources for Worker Well-Being

Pro Builder

in 2020 occurred on construction jobsites, and between 25% and 30% of those deaths were related to home building activities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ). Falls are the most common jobsite accidents. and a recipe that often makes safety a lower priority.

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Home Builder Success and the Fragility of Good Things

Pro Builder

I happened upon that quote right after reading an article about a fatal airplane accident, which had me musing over the seemingly endless unfortunate factors that can bring a plane down and how every good flight requires the same basic elements. . Does the “Anna Karenina Principle” about families also apply to home building?