It cannot be stressed enough that safety should be paramount on the construction jobsite.
Unfortunately, some things work against safety; employee turnover is one of them.
The turnover in construction was about 20% in 2014, which is actually under the national average across all professions but is high for the industry.
Step 1 – Pre-Job Planning.
As Steven Covey said, begin with the end in mind. If you want your project to end safely, create solid safety specifications for any contractor that walks into the door, rather than leaving it to chance.
Reactions to the final silica rule issued last week by OSHA have been sharply – and predictably – divided. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said that millions of workers “can literally breathe easier knowing that they will not have to sacrifice their lungs and their lives by working in deadly silica dust. The new OSHA silica rules—nearly 20 years in the making—will save hundreds of workers’ lives a year.”
Falling 25 feet to the ground from a roof, being struck in the head by a steel beam as it is transported across a worksite, or getting hit by a vehicle moving supplies–these are only a few examples of why the construction industry has the greatest number of both fatal and nonfatal traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among U.S. workplaces.
With its rapid turnover, high rates of uninsured and unusual concentration of multi-employer health insurance plans, the construction industry is one of the most complex health insurance markets in our nation.
Get answers to your most vexing questions from concrete industry experts in an intimate and open setting while enjoying breakfast at World of Concrete (WOC).
Attendees at World of Concrete (WOC), coming up Feb. 2 – 5 in Las Vegas, will have the opportunity to tour the Hoover Dam bypass and the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge.
A mint condition 1951 Ford Ready Mix Truck will be auctioned off as part of the 11th annual Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Auction at World of Concrete (WOC). The truck was acquired and restored by Dean Leaman, founder of Allied Concrete Materials and, with full support from Summit Materials.
Since the 2008 edition, the National Electrical Code has included significantly expanded requirements for AFCI protection in all new homes. However, these new provisions do not become effective unless the current edition of the Code is formally adopted into state and local electrical codes.