Fall prevention

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Safety first: reducing the risk of falls and injuries in the workplace

This week\’s guest blog comes from Jayde Ferguson of DM Civil Contractors. The construction and mining industry is easily one of the most dangerous when it comes to falls and injuries in the workplace. Each year, thousands are injured on the job and reducing this occurrence of potential risks is a consistently high priority of […]

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Safety first: reducing the risk of falls and injuries in the workplace

This week’s guest blog comes from Jayde Ferguson of DM Civil Contractors. The construction and mining industry is easily one of the most dangerous when it comes to falls and injuries in the workplace. Each year, thousands are injured on the job and reducing this occurrence of potential risks is a consistently high priority of

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How scaffolding helps explain the recent spike in osha citations

Do you know whether your scaffolding can hold its own weight plus four-times the maximum recommended load? Does your staff perform regular checks on stairs, supporting transoms, footings, braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs, ladders, etc.? Do your employees inspect rigging on suspension scaffolds before each shift? If your answer is no to any of the

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How scaffolding helps explain the recent spike in osha citations

Do you know whether your scaffolding can hold its own weight plus four-times the maximum recommended load? Does your staff perform regular checks on stairs, supporting transoms, footings, braces, brackets, trusses, screw legs, ladders, etc.? Do your employees inspect rigging on suspension scaffolds before each shift? If your answer is no to any of the

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