Avoiding Construction Accidents: Safety Tips, Part 2 of 2
The construction industry provides jobs to many Americans, with many sites having safety features in place. Unfortunately, this isn’t universally true. In fact, one in five worker deaths in 2015 were in construction. With over 20,000 safety citations issued that year, there is clearly more that can and should be done to keep construction workers […]
Avoiding Construction Accidents: Safety Tips, Part 1 of 2
Unfortunately, 2015 saw a 4 percent increase in worker deaths, the largest number since 2008. By making safety a priority on construction sites, many of these deaths could have been prevented. Here are three ways to make construction sites safer. Better training and inspection Appropriate levels of training, coupled with inspection as a follow up, […]