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Preventing Falls: How Contractors can Master Ladder Safety One Step at a Time

Safety Services Company

In this blog, let’s break down the major causes of ladder-related injuries, the safety essentials for contractors, and how to ensure safety and compliance for your workers at all times! Pre-Climb Inspection Every ladder used should be pre-climb inspected, no matter how new. This ensures workers climb at a slower pace.

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Foundation Repair Company Gives Tips on Earthquake Preparedness

Julian Construction

Foundation Repair. Foundation Replacement. « Foundation Repair Company Warns of Foundations Issues with Older Homes | Main. Foundation Repair Company Gives Tips on Earthquake Preparedness. Foundation Repair Company Gives Tips on Earthquake Preparedness. Inspection Consultation. Contact Info.

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Preventing Falls: How Contractors can Master Ladder Safety One Step at a Time

Safety Services Company

In this blog, let’s break down the major causes of ladder-related injuries, the safety essentials for contractors, and how to ensure safety and compliance for your workers at all times! Pre-Climb Inspection Every ladder used should be pre-climb inspected, no matter how new. This ensures workers climb at a slower pace.

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A Wake-up Message for Employers or An Ounce of Prevention…

FDR Safety

Without a documented procedure, a serious injury is waiting to occur. Why wait for an OSHA inspection to occur before taking action? Our risk assessment methods and means of determining feasible risk reduction have their foundation in the ANSI voluntary consensus standards recognized by OSHA.

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Utilizing computer vision, AI technology for visual jobsite tasks

BD+C

nonfatal injuries or illnesses that required days off in 2020. For every 10,000 construction employees the rate of nonfatal injuries or illnesses requiring days off was 31.4—nearly According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , for every 10,000 private sector employees there were 21.7

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Construction Processes To Reduce Injuries And Increase Production

Contractor Bookkeeping

At first read this sounds harsh and yet it comes from my own experiences as a contractor operating multiple jobsites with small crews on each from two to ten people this one concept generated a lot of bottom line profits and kept injuries very low. Parts of the foundation and supporting beams and columns needed massive repairs.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

Levelset

Because this line of work has a greater chance of injury or death than others, contractors must take great care to make sure work zones are safe and workers are protected. . Electrocution : Contact with overhead power lines and electrical power boxes presents risks that can lead to serious injury or death during the construction phase. .

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