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Risks Involved In Construction Site Accidents

Construction sites contain a number of hazards and people who work on them are disproportionately likely to be killed or seriously injured as a result of their employment. Companies within the sector must work towards minimizing such occurrences. Know more about this please contact Ganim Injury Lawyers at 203-445-6542 or visit: http://ganiminjurylawyers.com/

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Risks Involved In Construction Site Accidents

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  1. RISKS INVOLVED IN CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENTS

  2. Any type of workplace involves the risks of anunexpectedaccident. Responsibility of employers to lower the risks.

  3. SafetyPractices… Provide a reasonably safe job site. Warning of all dangers inherent at the job site and the work. Hire skilled workers. Provide job safety training. Conduct job safety drills.

  4. SafetyPractices… Supervise compliance with safety specifications. Train workers properly in the operations of all machinery.

  5. Construction Site Hazards The top six construction site hazards identified by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

  6. #1. Electrical • Greatest hazard either at home or work. • Keep a safe working distance from the power lines.

  7. #2. Excavation and Trenching Most hazardous construction site operation. Both employer and employee must follow safety standards. Use protective equipments to minimize hazards while trenching and excavating.

  8. #3. Falls Most common construction site hazard. The usual cause is slipping, tripping and using unstable ladders.

  9. #3. Falls (Continued…) Workers should be trained to identify and evaluate fall hazards. to be fully aware of how to control exposure to such risks. to use fall protection equipment properly.

  10. #4. Stairways and Ladder Major sources of injuries and fatalities. Employers and employee must comply with the rule for the safe use of ladders and stairways. 

  11. #5. Scaffolding The potential risk of scaffolding is due to moving scaffold components scaffold failure due to damage to its components loss of load being struck by suspended materials electrical shock improper set-up

  12. #6. Heavy Construction Equipment  • The main causes of such accidents include: • Ground workers struck when a vehicle that is backing up or changing direction • equipment rollovers that injure the operator

  13. #6. Heavy Construction Equipment… • Mechanics run over when brakes are not properly set • Ground workers crushed by falling equipment from backhoes, buckets, and other moving construction vehicles.

  14. Avoid Accidents Save lives Save cost

  15. Construction site accidents are unavoidable Educate workers on how to identify the hazards that might be present at the work-site. The employer must establish proper safety standards.

  16. For Legal Help in Construction Accident Cases Construction Accident Attorney Stratford Connecticut

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