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What Certifications Does A Crane Need To Operate On Construction Sites?

Construction Marketing

A solid commitment to safety can help reduce legal liabilities resulting from accidents or non-compliance with safety regulations. Promoting safety in construction sites involves ensuring operators understand standard procedures, equipment inspections, load calculations, and hazard identification.

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Contractor Management and Prequalification: Why Are They Necessary?

Safety Services Company

Contractor management is a series of checks ensuring that the contractors follow up-to-date safety practices and conform to health and regulatory standards. Avoiding Legal Issues Hiring clients hire a licensed contractor to save themselves from legal liabilities and low-quality work. What is Contractor Management?

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

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In this article, we’ll explore the most common jobsite safety risks — and what contractors can do to improve safety for all parties involved. . Common jobsite safety risks. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), almost 3 out of 100 full-time workers were injured on the job in 2019.

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EP01: Compliance Is Not the Same as Safety

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_. Tales from an Electric Safety Director. When you work as a safety professional, one of the more frustrating attitudes you run into is that people confuse compliance with safety. Compliance is not synonymous with safety. Compliance vs. safety. Document everything. Intuitively, most people understand this.

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6 Benefits of Contractor Management Services

Safety Services Company

Hiring clients demand contractor compliance for cost savings and site safety. Staying compliant, including meeting internal standards, is crucial for legal requirements and stakeholder trust. Similarly, hiring clients will not prioritize companies with legal, security, and financial risks. Let’s dive into this option.

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Imagine being held to a legal liability for trying to foresee and manage every service or maintenance task where a falling part could injure a worker. Imagine trying to have a documented LOTO procedure for each of these tasks… It’ can’t be done. As part of your documented training, remind them… GRAVITY WINS. What can we do?

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Is Gravity Part of OSHA’s LOTO Regulation?

FDR Safety

Imagine being held to a legal liability for trying to foresee and manage every service or maintenance task where a falling part could injure a worker. Imagine trying to have a documented LOTO procedure for each of these tasks… It’ can’t be done. As part of your documented training, remind them… GRAVITY WINS. What can we do?