{"id":1089,"date":"2020-02-20T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/insights\/2020-new-years-safety-resolution-how-about-construction-safety\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:16:11","slug":"2020-new-years-safety-resolution-how-about-construction-safety","status":"publish","type":"news-and-insights","link":"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/fr\/insights\/2020-new-years-safety-resolution-how-about-construction-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 New Year\u2019s Safety Resolution? How About Construction Safety?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-white\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-8 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <p>Improving safety in construction is challenging: deadlines often compete with safety performance,\u00a0 worksite and conditions can vary and the challenge of educating workers on the newest safety regulations in their respective roles are just a few of the constantly changing variables that can lead to risk of injury.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, fall hazards in construction continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 366 of the 971 construction fatalities recorded in 2017 (BLS data).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/StopFallsStandDown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/StopFallsStandDown\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Considering a 2020 New Year\u2019s safety resolution?\u00a0 How about continuing to drive advancement in construction safety? How do we do that?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make safety personal \u2013 Safety is most effective when there is personal investment in its success. We \u201cwork to live not live to work,\u201d\u00a0 the average worker will spend 90,000 hours of their life working \u2013 each of those hours should be safe.<\/li>\n<li>Set safety expectations \u2013 let the crews know what is expected of them while on a specific project site, rather than applying the same blanketed safety approach to all work sites.<\/li>\n<li>Implement a Safety Program \u2013 develop and roll out a construction safety program that focuses on compliance assurance as well as excellence in safety performance.<\/li>\n<li>Promote a non-threatening environment \u2013 A \u201csafety police\u201d approach is generally not effective in building or sustaining a world class safety culture. Collaborative approaches are best, to seek input and identify practices that are not only the safest, but that the workers will actually follow \u2013 when the safety person is NOT around. This builds ownership and demonstrates that everyone can and should be involved in their safety program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Can I Make Employees Care?<\/h2>\n<p>Corporate safety is the foundation of solid safety management, so it\u2019s true that the job of tracking lagging and leading indicators is important. But safety isn\u2019t just about numbers or metrics. Rules are in place so people can go home in the same condition they came to work that day. Your employees might not get the picture at first, but regular reminders are helpful to drive home the message. It starts with a simple conversation where you, as a professional, offer a straightforward explanation that safety rules protect us from a lifelong physical injury\/debilitating pain that could prevent us from enjoying life at home.<\/p>\n<p>Effective safety managers understand that these conversations can\u2019t happen unless you know your people. This takes time and requires an important investment in the interpersonal relationship. The more you get to know the workers on a one-to-one basis, the better the results.<\/p>\n<p>When workers have incentive to always and constantly be mindful of the hazards around them, they become trained \u201chazard hunters.\u201d Construction is extremely dynamic and requires constant vigilance by everyone involved. When workers become attuned and recognized for identifying hazards before they result in incidents or injuries, this represents best-in-class behavior. When workers are fully empowered to stop working when hazards become unacceptable, that safety professional has done his or her job and becomes a resource for help and safety guidance rather than a bystander or enforcer.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"col-lg-4 columns js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                        <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__top \">\n                                                        <h4>Related Services<\/h4>\n                                                                                    <ul class=\"js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                                                                <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\/environmental-health-safety-management\/health-and-safety-management-services\/construction-and-contractor-safety\/\" target=\"_self\">Construction and Contractor Safety<\/a><\/li>\n                                                            <\/ul>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"wysiwyg__links__bottom\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trccompanies.com\/services\" target=\"_self\">View All Services<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<!-- Start Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg section-padding bg-light-gradient\">\n    <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                    <div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper\">\n        \n        <div class=\"row\">\n                        <div class=\"col-lg-12\">\n                                                                                \n                                                <\/div>\n\n                            <div class=\"col-lg-12 js-animated-content animated-content\">\n                    <h2>Need Help Getting Through to Your Workers?<\/h2>\n<p>The ability to interact positively with the workforce and express personal risk such as family and health when discussing safety is vital. Without these qualities, it\u2019s difficult to instill an attitude of ownership and accountability when it comes to safety in the workplace. For more information of construction safety contact TRC\u2019s construction safety team. We have extensive experience in supporting construction safety programs from the initial design stage of a project to its completion.<\/p>\n<p>Contact me for more information.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!-- End Block: acf\/wysiwyg -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safety isn&rsquo;t all about tracking statistics. To make it work, you need to interact positively with people. 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