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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

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This figure reveals a potential gap in safety and compliance procedures within contractor management. They advise that portable heaters be UL-approved, having gone through rigorous safety testing. Working with oil, electrical equipment, and even lingering flammable debris can raise the level of risk.

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4 Innovations Transforming Construction Safety 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

There’s no doubt about it: safety matters. While nothing beats a combination of training, safety culture, and leadership buy-in, innovation is playing an increasingly important role on- and off-site. . Technology has advanced significantly in recent years in the realm of construction safety. Machine Learning and AI.

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How To Set Up Solar Panels In A Commercial Building

Construction Marketing

Therefore, it’s equally crucial to inspect your roof so you can decide where to put the solar panels. However, you risk having an excessive system if a commercial solar array is sized based on current power usage and energy efficiency later improves. . Unfortunately, there has yet to be a set procedure for obtaining permits.

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OSHA Safety

Safety Services Company

OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. OSHA Inspections. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene. Walkthrough.

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Appeals court lowers bar for OSHA willful violations

FDR Safety

The employee was stuck for more than five hours, and OSHA issued a willful violation of its permit-required confined space standard. Previously, to issue willful violations, OSHA had to prove that the employer showed “intentional disregard or plain indifference” to a violation, OSHA now need only prove that the employer failed to act.

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Safety: What to do when employees know better but don’t do better

FDR Safety

Whether an employee is talking on a cell phone while working, or not wearing his or her personal protective equipment, many workers have placed themselves and others at needless risk to save time or be more comfortable. First thoughts about safety. Many companies establish safety as a “No. It’s not enough to make safety a “No.

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WINTER DRIVING SAFETY

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Much of safety is a matter of being proactive. System and/or component failures increase safety risks dramatically. Long-haul drivers need to take special care inspecting their vehicles before beginning a trip; becoming stranded in the middle of nowhere in below-freezing temperatures is incredibly dangerous.

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