Construction Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Despite the increase in safety initiatives, injury and fatality rates have remained steady, underscoring the ongoing opportunity to improve safety practices and better address the evolving challenges of modern construction.

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Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2025

Terms such as high gloss, reflective, sustainable, and durable can be highly subjective and used differently by manufacturers. With slips, trips, and falls constituting a significant percentage of workplace injuries, including 67 percent occurring on level surfaces, achieving and maintaining an appropriate COF is critical for user safety.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 30, 2016

Construction workers sustain more traumatic brain injuries (TBI) than employees at any other type of workplace in the United States, according to a recent report from NIOSH.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Repetitive stress injury. As a construction worker, I think, you are more prone to a repetitive stress injury that an office worker. Repetitive stress injuries can be prevented and minimized. It will help keep your muscles more flexible and less prone to injury. Think about that you do on a daily basis. About the Author.

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FDR Safety

OCTOBER 24, 2018

A program that specifically rewards a low recordable rate can cause employees to hide injuries or incidents out of fear of damaging the recordable rate. If the employer believes that employee conduct could have directly led to an incident or injury, they should test all employees involved, not just those who reported injuries.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Like a number of other state and local governments, Baltimore City filed this action against energy companies in Maryland state court, seeking to recover damages under state law for harms that it claims it has sustained and will sustain due to global climate change.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 21, 2018

According to OSHA, it is estimated that employers pay an estimated $1 billion PER WEEK in direct costs resulting from workplace illness or injury. If more injuries are prevented, the price of direct costs will drop. This is where a company can really feel the financial impact of a workplace injury. Indirect Costs.

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BD+C

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Every year, about 235,000 people over the age of 15 come to the emergency room with injuries they’ve sustained in the bathroom, and 14 percent of those injuries result in hospitalization. The CDC targets the bathroom as the most dangerous room in the house.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 21, 2023

Henry Construction Projects Limited has been fined £234,000 after a demolition worker suffered serious injuries after falling from a platform in Kensington in London. He sustained serious injuries to both legs which has left him with ongoing long-term difficulties with movement, basic functions, and ability to work.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Recent cases (both OSHA and personal injury) suggest that industry’s quest to mandate employee performance may ignore the real world where workers encounter variables, and strict interpretation of the policy would literally prevent the work from being done. However, some policies are so strict that they create potential legal issues.

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Construction Marketing

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

The data has the possibility of being sustainably used in the future to boost efficiency in both the construction and other sectors. These advancements in technology will significantly minimize construction injuries and lead to more spectacular civil engineering structures. Author Bio: David B. Lever, founded the law firm, David B.

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Construction Superintendent Magazine

JUNE 6, 2013

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

has been awarded $2 million in damages due to the injuries he sustained from a 60-foot fall at a dormitory construction site. A roofing worker from Cortland County, N.Y.,

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury.

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FDR Safety

AUGUST 29, 2018

Other signs suggest that the property owner or organization believes the caution provides some degree of indemnification in the event of an injury. The sign issues a warning but ultimately parents and children are left to their own best guess as to what might actually cause an injury.

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FDR Safety

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” He has a strong interest in lean manufacturing and its relationship to safety and in sustainability, and is recognized internationally for his expertise in machine guarding.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Properly administered renovation, repair, maintenance, sustainability, and new construction projects that pays reasonable prevailing wage rates produce a higher percentage (greater then 90%) of project on-time and on-budget, and with higher overall satisfaction levels for project participants and benefactors (building users).

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Lets Build

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The 3D printing market is growing at an accelerated rate as developers turn to more affordable, sustainable, and readily accessible sources. Among the new home construction trends include the use of a sustainable material known as K-Briqs. Over time, this leads to injuries, time off work, and workers’ compensation claims.

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Safety Services Company

JUNE 24, 2024

In the construction industry, safety is paramount, given the inherent risks that can lead to serious injuries and fatalities. By putting updated and optimized safety measures in place, contractors create a safer work environment for their employees, which can help to prevent accidents and injuries but can also save lives.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 1, 2024

In this blog, let’s break down the major causes of ladder-related injuries, the safety essentials for contractors, and how to ensure safety and compliance for your workers at all times! Issues may also arise when calculating the proper weight needed to sustain the integrity of the ladder. This ensures workers climb at a slower pace.

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FDR Safety

JANUARY 16, 2020

OSHA Area Offices may add, based on local evidence, manufacturing establishments (regardless of the NAICS codes) to the master list where amputation injuries or fatalities related to machinery and equipment have occurred in the five years preceding the effective date of this Instruction.

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Construction Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Depending on the size and type of damage the stairs sustained, there could be ways of repairing minor cracks. Building regulations make it necessary for commercial buildings to adhere to safety guidelines like installing stair railings to prevent fall injuries. Repairs Are Problematic. Difficult To Attach Railings.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 9, 2023

After several hours, one subcontractor employee working on the third level of the scaffold fell 25 feet, sustaining serious injuries. The JSA required fall protection, and they entered the heater wearing harnesses but without lanyards, self-retracting lifelines (yo-yos), or fall-restraining devices.

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Bird collision deterrence credit that aims to “reduce bird injury and mortality from in-flight collisions with buildings.”. But there is no nationwide repository of bird casualties or injuries, so estimating the scope of this is difficult. So, what is an ethically oriented response for a company?

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FDR Safety

MARCH 11, 2019

I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” He has a strong interest in lean manufacturing and its relationship to safety and in sustainability, and is recognized internationally for his expertise in machine guarding.

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FDR Safety

MARCH 11, 2019

I have done hundreds of Task Based Risk Assessments and handled expert cases for OSHA or personal injury where there is no foundation for the worker “training.” He has a strong interest in lean manufacturing and its relationship to safety and in sustainability, and is recognized internationally for his expertise in machine guarding.

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FDR Safety

MAY 8, 2012

It was also noted that the reach for shorter workers was such that it could lead to an ergonomic injury. The team decides to rehang tools for easier accessibility – and save a second in the process. The easier reach significantly reduced the ergonomic stressor. Big deal – right? min wasted / worker / shift. • 20 workers / shift X 6.66

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 23, 2015

All three survived, sustaining minor injuries. The video shows two workers walking alongside the excavator when that section of the bridge collapsed. The other worker was beneath the bridge when it gave way.

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Construction Specifier

AUGUST 22, 2024

Reduce slips, trips, and falls One-third of all patients fall more than once during hospitalization, with 25 to 50 percent of fallers suffering injuries. 5 Falls with injury are considered serious reportable “never-events” by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and are non-reimbursable to the health system.

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Safety Services Company

MARCH 21, 2025

By joining ISNetworld , Delta Faucet is taking steps to ensure that all contractors within its network meet strict safety, sustainability, and compliance standards. Experience Modification Rate (EMR) Submit proof of your safety record and worker injury history. What Does Delta Faucets New ISNetworld Partnership Mean for Contractors?

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Levelset

AUGUST 24, 2022

Builder’s risk insurance, typically used by general contractors, covers property damage to a building under construction, while general liability insurance covers costs associated with third-party injuries or property damage caused by contractors. . Construction is a risky industry, and costly or harmful accidents can occur on a jobsite.

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Best Practices Construction Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

In that case, the contractor and subcontractor (and their insurance carriers) were pointing the finger at each other for injuries sustained by an employee of the subcontractor. The subcontract also required the subcontractor to include the contractor as an “Additional Insured” on its policy.

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Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 10, 2024

While off-site construction is not new, it is getting a fresh look to increase building projects’ quality, reliability, timeliness, and sustainability. Heavy timber stands out as a sustainable building material and is embraced by builders worldwide. Any opportunity to lessen the potential for injury and harm is helpful.

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Work Gearz

MAY 28, 2021

There are certain gears which help in reducing workplace injuries. The hat saves you from head trauma due to contact with falling objects, electrical shock or burns and injuries due to striking low overhead objects. To save their head from injury, use of a hard hat becomes essential. Must sustain electric shocks.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

However, you, as a business owner, can keep your workers safe and reduce their chance of sustaining injuries by preparing and adhering to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) guidelines on hazardous energy. Similar to power sources, injuries that arise from hazardous energy vary.

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Safety Services Company

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

However, you, as a business owner, can keep your workers safe and reduce their chance of sustaining injuries by preparing and adhering to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) guidelines on hazardous energy. Similar to power sources, injuries that arise from hazardous energy vary.

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Work Gearz

JUNE 4, 2021

Hard hats save the worker from any head injury do to hit bye above head objects hangings moving machinery’s and while loading and unloading objects. But not every hard hat can save you from the head injuries because the ones that are not approved by OSHA and meets the ANSI standards do not guarantee safety. They protect against burns.

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