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

Levelset

Hazardous conditions can have both short-term and long-term financial consequences along with the possibility of work-related illness or injury. . Establishing and enforcing these guidelines as part of your daily operations can significantly reduce the number of falls on the job. . Getting caught in or between. Struck-by accidents.

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Top OSHA Violations in Construction (2021)

Levelset

OSHA averages more than 30,000 inspections annually , including many unscheduled visits arising from employee complaints or injuries. OSHA Standard 1926.1053 sets load limits, clearance guidelines, and other safety requirements for ladders on a jobsite. The much bigger cause for financial concern is workers’ compensation insurance.

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Examining OSHA’s Pending IIPP Standard

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OSHA is directing its efforts toward enforcing a standard in which employers nationwide will be required to establish a thorough, written injury and illness prevention program (IIPP). This standard, however, will make it a requirement as well as set guidelines for what must be included in the program.

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YOUR PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY

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Safety must be the foundation of every activity in your organization, because not only is it the keystone of productivity and profitability, but a responsibility for which you are expressly liable. It was designed to provide a set of broad guidelines which employers must follow to achieve maximum safety compliance.

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

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Safety risks can include injuries, fatalities, and illnesses brought upon by employee negligence, equipment failure, weather, or other external factors. Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. Increased Profits.

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From Zero to Hero: Construction Risk Management

Safety Services Company

Safety risks can include injuries, fatalities, and illnesses brought upon by employee negligence, equipment failure, weather, or other external factors. . Also known as management risks, project risks involve hazards like mismanagement of funds, inefficiency, and lack of proper operational guidelines. . Increased Profits.

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Mastering construction project management with 6 key strategies

Fieldwire

What should you know to maximize your profits and grow your business? For example, falls, scaffolding and ladders are frequent causes of OSHA violations and can lead to permanent injuries that affect a worker’s entire career. Compare that to the price of a typical worker’s compensation claim at $41,747.