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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

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Instances of fires can rise due to flammable materials, electrical hazards, oil spills—the list goes on! Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. Working with oil, electrical equipment, and even lingering flammable debris can raise the level of risk.

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11 Advantages Of Fabric Buildings

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They can even be used as meeting spaces or offices—all you have to do is include electricity. What’s more, they don’t need a building permit, allowing you to maximize time, as well as save on cost. Therefore, fabric buildings offer a safe environment for not only people with allergies or asthma but everyone as well. .

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Top 6 Most Dangerous Construction Activities

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Electrical Safety: Qualified and Non-qualified. Construction industry accounted for 54% of all electrical fatalities, the same percentage as in 2017. The good news is that overall electrical fatalities are trending downward. Ground fault electrical shock happens to be the most common electrical hazard in construction sites.

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Process Safety vs. Personal Safety

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To mitigate risks, most companies practice this type of safety by ensuring all employees understand the risks of their job duties, along with any inherent risks in their work environment, and wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE). LOTO and the Permit to Work), in other cases the methods of mitigating risk are vastly different.

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4 Best Athletic Safety Boots for Standing All Day

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Our team tested a good number of athletic work boots at construction sites, in industrial environments, and even down on the farm. ELECTRICAL PROTECTION. Carhartt integrates a “FastDry” technology in this boot to keep feet dry and also cool when working in hot climates or environments. Best Comfort Athletic Safety Boots.

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6 Best Carpenter Hard Hats

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Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock or burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.”. So, if a carpenter is not exposed to possible injuries of the head, head protective gear would not be required by OSHA standards.

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4 Best American-Made Work Boots

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American top-quality union-made work boots that meet the challenges of the workplace can be the difference between a hospital stay and perhaps even a life-changing injury. Whether you need impact injury protection, electrical hazard protection, waterproofing, or other, American-made work boots can offer this and much more.

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