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Weather safety: Preventing cold-related injuries

Winter weather and low-temperatures can cause serious cold-related injuries like frostbite and hypothermia. This is why it is critical to recognize symptoms, wear proper clothing, take breaks, and to stay hydrated.

Trench safety: Essential precautions

Trenching poses significant risks on construction sites, exposing workers to hazards such as falls, falling loads, hazardous atmospheres, mobile equipment incidents, and cave-ins. Understanding the essential safety measures is vital for your protection.

Fall protection: Ladders as a last option

Ladders are not safest choice when working from elevation. Consider other options like a mobile scaffold, scissor lift or other platform with guardrails and fall protection instead.

Fleet safety: Backing safely

Anchor points play a vital role in a personal fall arrest system. Due to their exposure to extreme arrest forces and harsh conditions, it’s critical to understand the basics of selection, usage and inspection.

Water mitigation: Utilizing valve tags

Discover how simple pre-planning and prevention methods, such as utilizing valve tags, can greatly reduce the risk that your project is impacted by water damage.

Trench safety: Egress

Working in a trench exposes you to significant hazards such as cave-ins, falls, falling and falling loads. Conditions can change rapidly, making it critical workers have a plan for exiting the trench. Survival may depend on how quickly you can locate an egress and climb out.

Jobsite forms and checklists

Daily construction log

Job hazard analysis form

Incident report form

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