Complacency is often a focal point when discussing workplace safety at many companies. For the most part, we understand what complacency is and what areas of work or life it affects us in.

However, even though we may acknowledge it, we may not fully grasp the consequences it can have or what we need to do to overcome it.

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Without the use of hand tools, the completion of a construction project would be nearly impossible.

Yet, as vital as they are, they are often the cause of serious accidents.

All too frequently, hand tools are used improperly or when they are defective.

Since we use hand tools continually, it is important they be used properly.

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The importance of being warmed up prior to starting construction work (or any work involving heavy lifting) is just like getting ready for a sporting event.

Stretching is a means to avoid the most common body sprain/strain injuries.

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Nearly all construction sites are filled with various sounds and noises. Each sound we hear is the result of an action of a worker using a tool or a piece of equipment.

In nearly every case, a tool or piece of equipment will signal its breakdown by a change in the normal operating sound.

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We all know that there must be a cause for an accident to happen. In order to avoid accidents, we must remove the cause.

Every cause is a result of an unsafe act or unsafe condition. By recognizing the unsafe act or condition, we can effectively remove the exposure to them.

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Chocking and blocking prevents accidental or unintended movement of mobile equipment
and cargo while workers are loading, unloading, hitching, unhitching, or performing service
or maintenance.

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Now is the time when many people working outdoors break out their sunglasses. While conventional sunglasses may protect the eyes from glare, they do a poor job of protecting your eyes from the industrial hazards of splashes, flying objects, and dust.

In fact, conventional glasses can present their own hazards in the workplace.

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Shop hazard incidents can be avoided.

An incident is defined as “any observable human activity sufficiently complete in itself to permit references and predictions to be made about the persons performing the act.”

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Acidic liquids and vapors, electrical burns, strains, sprains, hernias, and compressed discs. All of these hazards arise when servicing, charging, or jumping the common lead-acid battery found in cars and trucks.

The hazards can be minimized by following a few commonsense safety rules.

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Out of the wide range of risks construction workers face on the jobsite, OSHA has determined that there are four types of safety hazards that are responsible for the majority of worker fatalities.

These hazards are referred to as the “fatal four” or the “focus four.”

The fatal four hazards include falls, electrocutions, struck-by incidents, and caught-in/between incidents.

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