Let’s get designers and constructors to sit down together and discuss the constructability of a facility. The goal is to design changes that could reduce the inherent hazards for workers building the project.
Category: Personal stories
“This will haunt me for the rest of my life; don’t let it happen to you,” says a worker who fell from a brand new ladder with structural deficiencies.
While they may not rank high in the excitement factor – compared to all the electronics and flashiness – safety-related gifts can do much more than provide entertainment. They could make the difference between life and death.
A forestry worker was on his way to pick up his freshly sharpened saw – ready to take it out for a new land clearing contract. He said his company inspected each saw at the beginning of a job – to be sure it was sharp and properly maintained, with all safety features in working order.
When Mike Rousselle was electrocuted on the job, he was lucky to still be alive – but life would never be the same.
She was cruising up to a yellow light – texting in afternoon rush hour. My son and I saw her from our van and I said “Let’s stare at her.”
Their sap can cause blisters, long-lasting scars, and temporary or permanent blindness if they touch your eyes.
Do a walk-around before you back up your vehicle. The delivery driver in front of my van neglected to do that yesterday. I didn’t even have time to honk the horn. He just started his truck, as I sat in the driver’s seat saying bye to my son at the skate park. Luckily there were no serious injuries – and it makes me want to write this reminder.
More than one in four adults found their first job in the restaurant industry. The Michigan Occupational Safety & Health Administration, creator of this Xtreme Safety fact sheet, describes how to identify potential hazards and find solutions to them.
Cone Zone posters reminds us that every roadside worker we see this summer is someone’s beloved, so we should slow down.
