Week One: Prevent Incidents Before They Start
Identifying risks and taking proactive safety measures to reduce hazard exposure on important topics from ergonomics to fall protection is crucial to creating a safe workplace.
A Systems Approach Verses a Compliance Approach to Safety
Tim Leech and Mark Lillemon, Alliant, discuss how focusing on the strategies and solutions to address risk, rather than just focusing on regulatory standards, not only ensures compliance but also reduces loss. Listen Now >
Fall Protection: The Overlooked Danger of Ground-Level Falls
Falls are one of the leading causes of injury in the construction workplace. While falls from ladders, scaffolds, roofs and other elevated workspaces are the most commonly thought of risk exposures, falling on ground-level is often overlooked. Eli Mendoza and Luis Torres, Alliant Construction, discuss fall protection, the different behavioral responses towards various fall exposures and why falling on the ground level should be taken as seriously as any other kind of fall. Listen Now >
Technology Trends in Safety
Safety technologies continue to advance. Everything from wearable devices such as exoskeletons to chemical exposure monitoring. Knowing what's on the market and having a strategy in place for implementing new technologies into your safety program is becoming more important than ever. Tim Leech, John Owen, Brady Dunn and Kristi Loiselle, Alliant Safety and Loss Control, discuss the latest trends in safety technologies. Listen Now >
Excavation Site Safety
Trench collapses are one of the leading causes of injury and death on construction sites. To prevent injury, it is essential that you adhere to these OSHA regulations to ensure the safety of the entire work crew. Read More >
Fall Protection Safety
Falls and falling objects can result from unstable working surfaces, unsafe ladder positioning and misuse of fall protection. Take the following fall protection measures when on construction sites. Read More >
General House Keeping
The job site can become hectic with many workers and multiple contractors performing distinct operations simultaneously. Follow these housekeeping tips to keep yourself and your co-workers safe. Read More >
Safe Lifting
Lifting is a common activity at the worksite, and it is often forgotten that there are proper techniques that need to be followed to avoid injury. What are the safe lifting techniques? Read More >
Work Site Scaffolding Safety
The majority of scaffold accidents on the construction site are caused by falls, slipping or being struck by an object from above. All of these accidents can be prevented by taking the proper precautions. Here’s how. Read More >
Avoiding Utility Strikes
An underground utility strike can be a life threatening and costly event. Take a proactive approach with a plan before you break ground to avoid dangerous and costly underground utility strikes. Read More >
Protecting Our Work Zones
The summer season is upon us and roadwork is in full effect, which means more construction work zones on our major highways, secondary and tertiary roads. The tips and best practices discussed here will help to control as many factors as possible to mitigate the risks in your work zones. Read More >
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