If we really want to get down and dirty with the numbers, we need to look at statistical data provided by government regulatory agencies.
According to OSHA, in 2021, the construction industry got 5 of the top ten spots in the Top 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards violated. Take a look at the OSHA’s top 10:
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Lightning does not have to strike often to do a job on you. Just once is usually enough. And
it is the same with overhead loads. If one falls on you, it generally makes a permanent
impression.
That is why we always should stay out from under cranes, booms, and buckets. This means
concrete buckets as well as backhoe buckets. Your first accident may be your last.
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An accident investigation is required whenever a serious incident happens on the job.
The less time intervening between the accident and the investigation, the more accurate the information that can be obtained. Facts are more accurate because people have not had time to become biased by the opinions of others, memories are clearer, and more details are remembered.
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Prevent concrete related injuries and illnesses by zeroing in on its chemical makeup, its extreme weight, and placement hazards.
Concrete is a mixture of small and large aggregate (usually sand and graveI) bonded together with cement and made flow able with water. In addition, there are a wide variety of chemical additives used to improve or alter the mix for special applications.
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According to National Safety Council statistics, almost 14,000 of all fatal motor vehicle accidents involved a driver’s failure to yield the right of way.
More than seven thousand people died because a driver failed to give another motorist the courtesy of the road. How many times do you find yourself in a me-first situation-too bullheaded to give up the road?
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I am a sleeping giant. I weigh 175 pounds when full. I come in various colors, green, yellow, black, etc.
I am pressurized at 2216 pounds per square inch (psi). I wear a protective cap when not in use.
I wear valves, gauges, and hoses when at work.
I transform stacks of material into buildings, process plants, and many other things when properly used.
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Ever feel that the motoring public is out to get you? Speeding through your work area and if
you do not hop out of the way quickly enough, they will run you down?
It is probably because many drivers take the attitude that we should see them and keep out
of their path. Just one of the hazards of flagging traffic.
When flagging traffic, we want to do everything we can to prevent an accident. Because
when an accident occurs, everyone suffers: the motorist, our Company, and us.
An accident can mean damaged vehicles and equipment, personal injury, and fatalities.
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Purpose:
To develop a plan to be used in the event of a serious injury or death in the workplace.
Cal-OSHA Requirements:
A report must be made immediately by telephone (within 8 hours) to a district office. Employers are allowed 24 hours if they can show that circumstances prevented the report from being made in 8 hours.
Note: A serious injury or illness is defined as one that requires inpatient hospitalization for more than 24 hours of care other than medical observation or as one in which an employee suffers a loss of a member of the body or a serious degree of permanent disfigurement.
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When a crane boom fails, watch out. As the heavy piece comes crashing down, lives can be snuffed out and thousands of dollars’ worth of property damaged.
Crane boom failure can be one of the biggest disasters on a construction job; yet it can be caused by poor planning on the simplest lifting job.
The time to discuss crane boom failure is before it happens, not afterwards.
The two main causes of crane boom failure are overloading and improper loading.
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The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that all employees are given the responsibility and authority to stop work when employees believe that a situation exists that place them, their coworker(s), contracted personnel, or the public at risk or in danger or could adversely affect safe operations or cause damage to Company property.
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