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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

Levelset

By the same token, many potential situations pose risk to the health and safety of your employees and others working on the jobsite. Here’s an overview of eight of the top safety and health hazards in construction — and some preventive measures you can take to avoid these risks. . of all deaths in the construction industry. .

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

FDR Safety

This article will take a comprehensive look at addressing this problem along with the culture of safety, and examines the philosophy, accountability and structure needed to develop a successful safety program. First thoughts about safety. Many companies establish safety as a “No. Accountability for actions.

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What the Building Safety Bill means for UK construction – and how to get ready

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In April 2022, the UK government’s Building Safety Bill received Royal Assent making it the Building Safety Act. This legislation promises significant change for the whole sector – from construction businesses and building owners and operators through to insurers and public safety organisations.

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The Latest from Autodesk Build: 28 Product Updates 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Admin Console | Export Account Members . Quality and Safety . Reports | Additional Project Filters for Account Level Reports . Cost Management | Main Contract Editing Enhancements* . Cost Management | Main Contract Export Enhancement* . Admin Console | Export Account Members .

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SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU: 9 WAYS TO PUT SAFETY FIRST

Safety Services Company

With so many pistons running at once in the machine that is your business, it can be difficult to find a way to build a safety culture from the top down that sticks. Safety Services Company has put together a guide to help you make safety a priority in your workplace in 2018. The same goes for building your safety culture.

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Protecting Your Investment from Vehicle-into-Building Crashes

Wolgast Corporation

The Storefront Safety Council is a group of volunteers that are “passionate about ending vehicle-into-building crashes.” Members include architects, risk managers, parking specialists, lawyers, and perimeter safety professionals. The main cause of these accidents are operator error, happening 20% of the time.

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Electrical Workers Taking Deadly Safety Risks

Safety Services Company

A recently released report from the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) states that electricity-related deaths in Ontario declined 38 per cent the past five years. Powerline contact accounted for almost half of all electrical-related fatalities in the past ten years. Safety incidents tend to be associated with unsafe work practices.