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Safety tips that a construction worker should always follow

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The construction sites are one of the most accident-prone areas and workers are highly vulnerable to possible accidents, falls and other sorts of health damages, if proper safety measures are not taken. The construction equipment and heavy machineries are meant for enduring extreme work pressures and hence, they are very strong and heavy.

Loading and unloading heavy construction material, rubble etc. and excavating and filling grounds, removing, lifting and placing heavy material are some of the common actions of the construction sites. During these actions, it is highly possible that the workers encounter accidents, damages and health hazards. Therefore, taking proper safety measures is a must.

Here are some of the most essential construction safety tips that you must follow.

  • Wearing helmets and construction jackets:

 

A rule of the thumb is that the workers of a construction site always wear helmets and safety jackets with high visibility colours. This will make sure that the workers are safe from being hit by hard objects that might fall from a height during construction. Even they can be warned to stay away from a site that is potentially threatening. As the heavy equipment move, the crew members must stay away or be removed from the site and the jackets help them to be noticed.

  • Skilled drivers:

 

To run the construction equipment, it is a must that you have workers, who are skilled, trained and experienced about how to run the construction equipment and machineries. With lack of training and knowledge, there is always a chance of accidents.

  • Maintenance of construction equipment:

 

Servicing and maintenance of the construction equipment and machineries is very important to make sure that all the levers, switches and pulleys are working in proper condition.

  • Alarm:

 

When the heavy construction equipment is run, the driver needs a 360 degree panoramic view of the surrounding. However, it is not always possible for the driver to keep an eye on the surrounding and this can lead to an accident. Hence, a backup alarm to notify block, hindrance or possibility of damage must be there at the construction site.

  • Other gears:

 

Along with helmets and jackets, there are some other body gears that must be worn and used by the construction site workers. These include –

  • Ear muffs to stay protected from extremely loud sounds of concrete breaks or metal sounds
  • Breathing masks to stay protected from dust
  • Eye gears to protect the eyes from dust, metal particles or glass.

These gears are easily available in the market or online.

  • Keep the materials separate:

 

Inflammable materials should be kept separately and under high protection. The workers must be equipped with fire extinguishers, so that there is easy control of fire in case of any.

  • First aid box:

 

A first aid box is one of the very basics of safety measures that the construction sites must have. In case of any cuts, falls or damages, the workers must use the first aid box as a primary step to treatment.

Training the workers about the working process and guiding them about how to stay away from possible accidents is very important.

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Give utter priority to the safety of workers

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In any kind of industry, the workers play a huge role in shaping up the structure of the company. They are the ones who work hard all day and night and make the future of the company bright and in return it becomes the moral responsibility of the business owners to take due care of its employees. Employees working in corporate sector may not have to put their lives on risk but when it comes to the construction industry, the workers there work by keeping their lives on the edge. Construction industry is undoubtedly full of perils and one has to understand the risks he takes before he signs up for the job. Keeping into consideration the nature of the job and the risks involved, it becomes very important for the owners of the construction companies to ensure that their workers get all the safety gears that will help them to do their job with ease and also provide safety from unwanted perils.

We will be talking in length about what all an employer can do to ensure the safety of its workers.

Wearing of safety gears is a must:-

Employers of every construction companies should make it a mandate for their workers to wear all the necessary safety gears when they are at work. The most basic is a helmet. So when they are inside the construction site, they should have their helmets on them. Other than this, they should be wearing gloves and sport a dark glass when they are into wielding stuffs. They should make use of the lifts to carry the materials with them and not carry them on their back or shoulders. There are many other appliances available that can be used to give a level of protection which they so rightly deserve.

Train the workers on the importance of safety:-

Workers working in a construction site do understand the perils involved with their job. What they do not realize is that they can be safe by wearing few appliances that can bring down the severity of perils to a larger extent. This is where a proper training is required. They should be informed that by wearing those gears they can minimize the risks. They should also be trained on how to use those gears. Some may have seen the gears for the first time in their life and will not know to use them. These sorts of folks should be trained to use the gears for their own benefit.

Negligence to safety should be avoided:-

Most of the times, it has been found that workers are negligent to wear any safety gears as they feel that the work does not involve much risk. Well, this kind of negligence should be avoided. There should be a mandate for all the workers have to follow the safety parameters while they are at work. The most common form of negligence is not wearing helmets inside the construction site. If needed, there should be a person appointed to supervise if all the workers have their safety gears on and if not then they should be asked to wear it before getting their hands on the job.