Construction Enquirer

MAY 16, 2023

The company was also ordered to pay the deceased’s family £200,000 in compensation. This piping pierced his side causing internal injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene. “It is well known that falls from height are one of the single greatest causes of death and serious injury to workers within the construction industry.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 21, 2018

In my 35+ years of working in the safety industry, I have had one goal each day: Help individuals safely return home to their families. According to OSHA, it is estimated that employers pay an estimated $1 billion PER WEEK in direct costs resulting from workplace illness or injury. There is no greater benefit of safety than this.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

2023 was a year of resilience, pressure, and economic uncertainty for our industry. Question: I Needed to Report Injuries on My OSHA Logs. Answer: Keep in mind that injuries and incidents will affect your safety status. Answer: Safety and compliance are top priorities in the construction, gas, and fuel industries.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

. -- A new study shows construction firms that hire union workers have fewer work injuries requiring workers’ compensation payments for time away from work.

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Safety Services Company

AUGUST 21, 2020

The experience modification rate or EMR strongly impacts a large spectrum of industries. Insurance companies use the number to assess the cost of injuries and future risks. Lowering your EMR is important, as you can greatly reduce the amount you pay for workers’ compensation coverage. If that number spikes, the reason is simple.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 10, 2012

WILG president talks workplace injuries. This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. Boyd, president of the Workers Injury Law and Advocacy Group.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Per OSHA’s regulation 29 CFR 1904, employers with more than 10 employees are required to keep a record of serious work-related injuries and illnesses. For example, accidentally reporting an injury that did not occur on the jobsite or reporting a cut or scrape that isn’t a recordable accident could have dire consequences. What is TRIR?

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Levelset

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Plumbing contractor’s insurance may help your business stay afloat if accidents or injuries occur on the job. In this respect, general liability insurance or workers’ compensation could help cover those costs if an incident should occur. . Worker injury. What is plumber’s insurance?

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business, whereas third-party insurance provides reimbursement to another party when the insured person or business is liable for damages. First-party insurance provides compensation directly to the insured individual or business.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Estimates suggest that repetitive motion injuries cost United States businesses over $20 billion just in workers’ compensation alone. Business costs aside, Repetitive Motion Injuries (RMIs) are a heavy burden to the individual as well. Lift heavy objects slowly and smoothly, as jerky movements can cause muscle injuries.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In the construction industry, a lot can go wrong with the progress and completion of the structure itself. Hazardous conditions can have both short-term and long-term financial consequences along with the possibility of work-related illness or injury. . of all deaths in the construction industry. . Struck-by accidents.

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Levelset

AUGUST 24, 2022

Builder’s risk insurance, typically used by general contractors, covers property damage to a building under construction, while general liability insurance covers costs associated with third-party injuries or property damage caused by contractors. . Construction is a risky industry, and costly or harmful accidents can occur on a jobsite.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 16, 2020

On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries. The local evidence may be based on OIS incident data, employer-reported amputations, and workers’ compensation data. Once added, the master list must be re-randomized prior to use after establishments are added.

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Levelset

AUGUST 31, 2022

Whether you’re just starting your business or looking to change insurance carriers, it pays to go with a company that has experience and knowledge in providing insurance for the construction industry. They offer a full range of business insurance policies, including general liability, commercial auto, workers’ compensation, and umbrella.

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Your EMR is the number insurance carriers look at when determining what you’ll pay for a Workers’ Compensation premium. It reflects your company’s past injury and illness incidents and lets the insurance carrier calculate future risk. Let’s look at an example: A company operating in the manufacturing industry has an EMR of 1.10.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

At this year’s National Safety Council (NSC) expo, it was reported that workplace injuries and fatalities cost businesses an estimated $198.2 businesses are realizing that developing and implementing comprehensive Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (IIPP) not only reduces costs, it can improve morale and improve profitability.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Unlike general liability insurance — which protects contractors when their work leads to bodily injury or property damage — professional liability offers coverage in situations when their work causes another party to lose money. Some mistakes could lead to bodily injury or property damage—which are both covered by general liability insurance.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For one thing, circumstances can change quickly in today’s uncertain construction industry. EMR is a value calculated by insurance carriers and is an indication of Worker’s Compensation claims history. RIR describes the rate of employees per 100 full-time employees that have been involved in a recordable injury or illness. .

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

It’s difficult to say exactly where those dollars come from because of variables like total investment, type of injury, number of employees trained, and that it make take time before you see the return. To get an idea of how ROI works, it’s important to start by inspecting the actual cost of an injury. million to nearly $3 million.

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Work Gearz

JANUARY 28, 2022

Did you know that eye injury at the workplace is fatal? If you don’t wear safety glasses, it can cause permanent loss of vision, eye injuries that might leave you unfit to carry out your work anymore, and hefty medical bills that’ll be too hard to settle. . Not wearing safety glasses at work has led to many fatal injuries.

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Best Practices Construction Law

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Over my legal career, I have handled a significant amount of workers' compensation disputes, representing injured employees, defending employers and insurance carriers, and even a few years working for an appellate judge that addressed workers' compensation appeals. The National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

While general liability insurance covers against claims related to injury or property damage, errors and omissions insurance protects from lawsuits related to financial loss. Most states require contractors to hold general liability insurance while working on a job site, but that only protects against third-party injuries and property damage.

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Levelset

JUNE 29, 2022

To those on the jobsite day-to-day, it’s no surprise that construction consistently tops the list of the most dangerous industries in the US. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is the federal agency responsible for maintaining workplace safety across all industries. Workers’ compensation insurance.

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Construction Marketing

JULY 30, 2019

You can also consult building contractors because they interact more often with plumbers in their industry. Besides that, if they are insured, you can be sure they will not become a liability in case they suffer an injury in the process of doing their job. Alternatively, you can use the internet to find plumbers near you.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 5, 2022

Consider these elements of a training and awareness program to save lives, mitigate injuries, and reduce liability and costs . Last year, members of Associated Builders and Contractors , a national trade association representing the nonunion construction industry, invested $1.6 John Caulfield, senior contributing editor.

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Construction Law Monitor

DECEMBER 17, 2012

million workers suffer serious injury or illness related to their jobs, according to a white paper published by Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor (OSHA).While percent in injury claims. Reduced Employer Liability. Significant Savings. hbs.edu/news/releases/toffelscience051712.html.

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Work Gearz

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Not wearing PPE can result in severe injury to yourself and to others around you. Experiencing injuries as a result of falling items or debris. Protects you from head injuries. Because industrial noise is not apparent to the naked eye, it is frequently overlooked as a workplace danger. Contamination- Around 0.15

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The number of citations against this standard exceed 6,000, with industries such as construction and manufacturing identified as top offenders. Additionally, according to the National Safety Council , falls amount to roughly $70 billion in both workplace compensation and medical costs in the United States. Evolution of Fall Protection.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

The number of citations against this standard exceed 6,000, with industries such as Construction and manufacturing identified as top offenders. Additionally, according to the National Safety Council , falls amount to roughly $70 billion in both workplace compensation and medical costs in the United States. Evolution of Fall Protection.

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Green Building Law Update

MAY 24, 2020

Moreover, an invitee cannot maintain a negligence suit merely from a showing that an injury was sustained in the defendant’s building. There are likely intervening issues, including significantly that legal action by employees is almost all barred and claims limited to the workers’ compensation system where the employer has insurance.

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Safety Services Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has announced the launch of the Roofing Compliance Working Group (RCWG) to increase the enforcement of safety and labor law standards in the industry. The group will also work to develop outreach and educational materials for those in the roofing industry.

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Green Building Law Update

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

And these questions are not unfounded because as of November 1, 2020, legal industry databases of state and federal litigation are tracking more than 6,100 cases involving Covid-19 claims. Moreover, an invitee cannot maintain a negligence suit merely from a showing that an injury was sustained in the defendant’s building.

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Levelset

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

General liability insurance protects businesses from claims of property damage or injury caused by their workers or incurred on their property. Contractors work in a risky industry, so their premiums are often higher than other companies. General liability and professional liability protect businesses from different risks.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 27, 2015

If you add in the slip or trip injuries that are reported incorrectly because they resulted in strains and sprains or are “bodily reaction” (a slip/trip/balance issue that didn’t result in impact)? Older workers may no longer have the leg strength to compensate for a slight loss of balance that can result in any misstep.

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Fieldwire

APRIL 24, 2023

Inflation has been hard on the construction industry. With no one to supervise the site, BIM’s clash detection feature can help you identify injury risks before disaster strikes, saving you from project delays and costly medical bills. How can you keep your construction costs down to minimize the impact of inflation?

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Safety Services Company

OCTOBER 15, 2017

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, there were 14,770 workplace homicides between 1992 and 2012. Incidents occur in occupations across all industries. In 2013, there were 397 homicide victims; and, those fatalities accounted for 9 percent of all workplace deaths that year.

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Safety Services Company

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The consultation program even has a Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) that recognizes small businesses who operate exemplary injury and illness prevention programs. Construction General Industry OSHA OSHA Consultations'

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