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Video: Lightning Safety on the Construction Job

How to stay safe from lightning strikes while on the jobsite

Aug 13, 2015

There are many jobs and activities that are impacted during the summer storm season. ClickSafety presents Pete Rice, CSP, CIH as he reviews how to stay safe from lightning strikes while on the job site. Lightning strikes kill around 50 people a year, many of them are workers who might not realize they are at-risk. Learn where you should go to seek shelter plus the locations, objects and materials you should avoid during thunder and lightning storms.

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