Safety

Adapting to New Construction Safety Regulations in 2024

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  Adapting to new construction safety regulations in 2024 helps keep your workforce safe. Because your employees are your company’s top assets, you must do what you can to protect against injuries and illnesses. Staying current on construction safety regulations helps your firm maintain compliance. Having a strong safety record helps attract and retain construction… Read More »

Prefabrication: How Offsite Construction Is Transforming the Industry

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  Offsite construction is transforming the industry. Prefabrication lets entire structures be prebuilt offsite and transported to their locations for assembly. Technological advances help offsite construction evolve into a viable alternative to onsite construction. In some cases, prefabrication is superior to traditional construction. Offsite construction can increase a project’s efficiency, quality control, and environmental performance… Read More »

Tips to Stay Safe on Winter Worksites

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Staying safe on winter worksites is essential for health and well-being. The risks of injuries and illnesses are significantly higher when working in cold, snowy, and icy environments. Fortunately, you can take steps to increase your safety on winter worksites. These methods can help.   Implement these tips to stay safe on winter worksites. Wear… Read More »

Construction Safety: Promoting a Culture of Workplace Wellness and Accident Prevention

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Construction safety should be among your company’s top priorities. Promoting a culture of workplace wellness and accident prevention shows you value and respect your workers. Prioritization of construction safety increases job satisfaction, performance, and productivity. Valuing safety also helps management make more informed safety decisions for a more attractive company reputation. These elements strengthen the… Read More »

The Role of Robotics in Construction

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The role of robotics in construction has substantial room for growth. As of 2023, the construction industry is well behind other industries in adopting robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence (AI). The implementation of robotics, automation, and AI supports faster construction, greater accuracy, higher quality, and fewer errors than a human workforce. The result is significant… Read More »

Virtual Reality and the Construction Industry

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The use of virtual reality in the construction industry helps improve design, safety, project pitching, and training. It also gives management and employees a clear, realistic idea of what to expect on a job site. Plus, virtual reality uncovers methods to improve productivity and complete a project within budget. These are the reasons why developers… Read More »

Importance of Safety in Carpentry: Tips and Best Practices

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  Safety in carpentry is essential. Working with tools and machines requires using the proper safeguards, procedures, and safety equipment. This minimizes the risks of lacerations, severed fingers, amputation, blindness, or other injuries. It also minimizes exposure to wood dust and chemicals used for finishing products that can lead to skin and respiratory diseases. Implement… Read More »

Are Construction Jobs Dangerous?

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Working construction jobs is one of the most dangerous ways you can make a living. Slips and falls, electrocution, and being struck by an object or machinery are among the top risks. Due to the hazards involved with construction jobs, safety is the top priority. This includes the use of safety equipment and technology. Learn… Read More »

What Is the Latest Technology in Construction Safety?

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Maintaining safety for your construction workers is your top priority. As a result, you should be using the latest technology to help achieve this goal. Using building information modeling (BIM), artificial intelligence (AI), wearables, and drones significantly increase safety for your construction workers. This helps improve productivity, job satisfaction, and your bottom line. Discover four… Read More »

Leadership’s Role in Creating a Best-in-Class Construction Safety Program

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A successful construction safety program begins at the top. Leadership influences the behavior that occurs at lower levels. Leadership’s support in prioritizing and leading the company’s construction safety program is important. The workforce’s safety must be at least as important as the quality, productivity, and profitability of construction projects. Leadership must remain visibly involved in… Read More »