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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

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Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. Developing a Hot Work Permit Program One of the best ways for contractors to prevent fires is to implement a hot work permit program. welding, cutting, brazing, or grinding), a permit should be required.

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Common Sense Workplace Safety

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Is there a plan in place on how to avoid injury, and are there first aid procedures in case of injury. Are only authorized, competent employees permitted to perform repairs? To reduce job-related fatalities, injuries, and illnesses, take a proactive approach to safety, and think about how to work safely.

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Corporate Wellness & Safety

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The best Corporate Wellness Program we can recommend is an Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Preventing work related injuries and illnesses must be given precedence over operating productivity, whenever necessary. Implementing Injury & Illness Prevention Programs (IIPPs).

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Corporate Wellness

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The best Corporate Wellness Program we can recommend is an Injury and Illness Prevention Program. Preventing work related injuries and illnesses must be given precedence over operating productivity, whenever necessary. Implementing Injury & Illness Prevention Programs (IIPPs).

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Process Safety Management

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A contract - employee injury-and-illness log, covering contractors’ work in process areas, will be maintained. Look for documentation of each inspection and test performed on process equipment. Records must include test date, the inspector’s name, a description of the activity and the inspection results. Hot-Work Permit.

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Selling Safety So the Employees Buy

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Employees should be thoroughly trained how to safely do their job before they are permitted to begin unsupervised work. They can say to themselves, “This guy is injury-free, knowledgeable, and successful at his job. There is a debate about whether employees should be rewarded for following safety guidelines. That’s a fair point.

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6 Best Carpenter Hard Hats

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines state. 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.”. Comparison of Top Carpenter Hard Hats. Type 1, Classes G, E, and C.

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