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Construction Safety
Construction’s Silent Crisis: Mental Health
Procore Technologies, Inc.
The suicide rate for men in construction is five times greater than the rate for all fatal work-related injuries in the construction industry.
Construction safety culture has come a long way since the “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper” photo was taken nearly a century ago, including the introduction of required, basic PPE like hard hats and harnesses. But there are still many areas we must improve in order to drive a safer industry.
Equipment Management
How to Prepare Equipment for Summer Extremes
From operator health to equipment maintenance, steps can be taken to protect the assets and people on construction sites.
Components that can improve visibility include rearview cameras, around-view monitor camera systems and sensors.
Equipment Management
Navigate Your Possibilities With Aftermarket GPS
Integrating GPS or GNSS technology aftermarket is achievable and can provide many benefits to contractors, workers and machines.
Leica Geosystems’ GNSS Machine Control technology offers possibilities to enhance safety for construction workers and pedestrians around busy work sites and to protect existing and newly built infrastructure through automatic height, depth, and slew hydraulic control for excavators.
Construction Safety
3 Tips for Managing Economic Risks on Construction Projects
Sentry Insurance
While you can’t eliminate risk entirely, you can take steps to help reduce it, avoid it and protect against it.
A formal safety program can help ensure that you’re regularly checking your property, jobsites, equipment, and materials for any sign of damage, wear, or malfunction that could lead to larger issues later.
Construction Safety
Mental Health Options for Construction Workers
Local 18 - International Union of Operating Engineers
If you don’t have mental health support for your workers right now, start the conversation.
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Construction Safety
Crane Safety Report Reveals Dangers and Best Practices
National Safety Council
As the crane industry continues to navigate major safety challenges, NSC and the NCCCO Foundation plan to continue to provide additional resources to educate crane operators, inspectors, and employers about potential workplace hazards.
While cranes play a vital role in the transportation, construction, and agriculture industries, among others, operating this type of equipment can be especially dangerous if proper protocol is not followed.
Rental
MCWPs: Safe Work in the Sky
For temporary work at height, mast climbing work platforms and aerial work platforms are some of the safest and most efficient types of equipment you could possibly use. Sadly, accidents can still occur when the best equipment is not used correctly.
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Construction Safety
Reminder: Call Before You Dig
Common Ground Alliance
To keep homeowners, families, and communities safe, a few days before breaking ground, make a free request to have the approximate location of buried lines marked with flags or paint by calling 811.
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Construction Safety
Fire Remains an Ever-present Problem in Construction
Compass Fire Investigations and Consulting
It is high time now for all stakeholders involved in the fire safety and construction process to collaborate, educate and train on best practices and possibilities afforded by wireless safety technology.
Fire can escalate quickly if not mitigated promptly, and plans and preparation for an organized evacuation of a site is still real problem for most contractors.
Construction Safety
4 Steps to Building a Construction Safety Program
Sentry Insurance
Your safety plan—and the culture of safety you cultivate with your team—is your first line of defense to help prevent incidents and protect your bottom line.
The first question OSHA will ask when they visit a jobsite is, “where’s your safety plan?” Is it easily accessible to your workers and do they have the resources they need to conduct their jobs safely?
Construction Safety
Construction Heavyweight Caterpillar Launches Safety Programs
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Using human and organizational performance principles, Caterpillar Safety Services applies a new understanding of human behavior to safety.
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Business
Women in Construction Data Report Released
Lumber
Women in construction are breaking down stereotypes and some are even rising through the ranks, but there is still a long way to go before women can be equally as safe and comfortable on the job site as their male counterparts.
Only 10% of women comprise the construction workforce, with 4% working onsite.
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