| Construction is a dangerous industry, and many | | | | site has a lock down or tag out plan in place, |
| accidents happen every day on construction sites | | | | always follow the proper procedures before |
| around the world. Whether you are working on a | | | | working on anything electrical. |
| large scale construction site or simply doing simple | | | | Care With Heights |
| repairs at home there are some basic safety | | | | It is always important to make sure ladders and |
| precautions you can take that will lower the risk | | | | scaffolding are functional and properly maintained |
| of a dangerous accident dramatically. With a few | | | | before attempting to use them. Make sure to |
| simple precautions and safe practices, doing | | | | follow all site procedures before setting up |
| construction work can be much safer for | | | | anything to use for scaling, and wear a harness |
| everyone involved. | | | | whenever it is required. Never set up and use |
| Wear The Right Equipment | | | | scaffolding or ladders alone, and always make |
| Wearing the right safety equipment can mean the | | | | sure the equipment being used has been fully |
| difference between safely completing a project | | | | checked out before setting it up. |
| and ending up in the hospital. If a construction site | | | | Movement And Cleanup |
| requires a hard hat it is important to keep the hat | | | | Never leave equipment or materials lying in open |
| on the entire time you are there. Wear any | | | | spaces where people may walk. Be careful to |
| safety equipment a job requires the entire time | | | | avoid setting up anything in a way that may |
| you are doing it, and never try to fit in small | | | | present a trip hazard without marking the area to |
| tasks after the equipment is off or before it is | | | | protect people walking through. When you move |
| put on. While it may seem frustrating to spend | | | | through a construction site, make sure you are |
| longer putting safety equipment on than doing the | | | | always aware of what is at your feet and in your |
| task it is required for, the potential for an accident | | | | way to avoid a fall. Look at where you are going |
| does not go down because something is | | | | before you start walking and make sure there |
| supposed to be simple. | | | | are no hazards blocking your path. |
| Assume Anything Electrical Is On | | | | Care In Enclosed Spaces |
| Construction sites are frequently full of powered | | | | Never work in an enclosed space alone. There |
| equipment and open wiring that is still being | | | | always needs to be someone standing by to |
| worked on. Approach anything that uses | | | | make sure that the person in the enclosed space |
| electricity with the assumption that it does have | | | | can get out quickly in case of emergency. Tight |
| power and can go on at any time. Electricity is | | | | spaces always need to have adequate lighting, |
| one of the most dangerous hazards on a | | | | and make sure the person working in the |
| construction site because it is so easy to assume | | | | enclosed space and the spotter both have an exit |
| something is not powered and start working on it | | | | strategy in place in case there is an emergency |
| without physically checking. If your construction | | | | or problem. |