The concept behind worker safety is quite simple, you need to put into place the necessary procedures and equipment to prevent potentially fatal construction related accidents. It is due to this that this article will delve into the various procedures and methods that a company should take into consideration when it comes to building homes or even high rise apartments.
Ensuring Weight Loads are not Excessive
One of main methods of preventable death in the construction industry is ensuring that the loads placed on cranes or ropes is not beyond the capacity of the equipment to lift. The reason this is even being stated is due to the fact that some companies have a tendency to want to get a construction project as done as soon as possible. As such, when it comes to a crane or pulley bringing up a set of materials they attempt to place as much as feasibly possible. However, the inherent problem with this is that there are instances where too much weight is placed resulting in a slow deterioration of the anchoring lock. The end result is normally the lock snapping with hundreds of pounds of materials flying down below. It is based on this that it is highly recommended that tension load cells be placed on crane or pulley systems in order to determine the weight of what is being lifted prior to it ascending.
Do Not Overwork Your Construction Workers
Another overlooked aspect of construction work is the potential for construction companies to overwork their crews. The inherent problem with this is that tired and exhausted construction workers are more likely to make mistakes or get into an accident as compared to crews that are well rested and aware of their surroundings. It is based on this that construction companies should not allow their workers to work more than 8 hour shifts within a single day despite the desire of the company to finish the building as soon as possible. Lets face it, allowing workers to have more rest is far better than the alternative of the company’s executive branch being investigated by the government for abusive practices.
While the answers given in this list are in no way the full extent of the processes that can be implemented, they do shed light on what methods can possibly be implemented in order to prevent future accidents from occurring such as the use of tension load cells which helps to prevent accidents related to placing too much weight on a pulley system.
