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4 Ways To Improve Construction Safety In High-Traffic Areas

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Regardless of the volume of traffic present, workplace hazards are always present. Thus, as an employer or construction company entrepreneur, you’re responsible for ensuring the safety of your employees, pedestrians, and motorists whenever you have construction work in progress.

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The Importance of Safety During Disaster Relief

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Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods present significant high-risk hazards to restoration employees, recovery workers and volunteers. Effective safety and health measures must be integrated within the planning stages of these projects and strictly enforced until completion.

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What are the common safety violations in construction work and how can you avoid them?

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Safety violations on construction sites aren’t uncommon—just look at these statistics: Over 20% of all fatal workplace accidents in the EU during 2019 took place in the construction industry, making it the top industry for fatal injuries. of non-fatal accidents due to safety violations took place on construction sites in the EU.

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7 Ways to Improve Construction Site Safety

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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. . In this article, we’ll explore the most common jobsite safety risks — and what contractors can do to improve safety for all parties involved. .

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EP02: Navigating the Minefields of the Safety Industry

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Seeing a Work Site Through an Injury. When you sign up for a career in the safety industry, you inadvertently agree to a couple of things. You may always be seen as “the safety person” there to ruin productivity. On this episode of The Safety Management Show, we talk with Daniel Torres. Don’t take safety personally.

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OSHA Compliance Enforcement Under President Biden

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Employers should pay attention to several workplace safety initiatives that will likely be implemented early on in the Biden administration. This may present challenges as states are required to match these funds. Each February through April, employers must post a summary of the injuries and illnesses recorded the previous year.

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Top 8 Construction Health and Safety Hazards — and Ways to Protect Your Jobsite

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By the same token, many potential situations pose risk to the health and safety of your employees and others working on the jobsite. Hazardous conditions can have both short-term and long-term financial consequences along with the possibility of work-related illness or injury. . Struck-by accidents. Electrocution.

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