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The Quick Guide To Hiring A Scaffolding Company In The UK
When hiring professionals to help with your construction project, you want to ensure that you are getting the best team for the job. Whether you are hiring decorators to revamp your home, or hiring moving experts to help you move house, it is very important that the work is conducted to the highest standard possible. The same is also applicable with scaffolding hire and erection services. scaffolding towers play a key role in the success of a construction project, therefore if the structure is poorly designed, erected or dismantled, it could pose health and safety risks for passers-by, your employees ... Read more
Top 8 Construction Site Hazards And Our Tips On How To Avoid Them
The construction industry’s accident fatality rate is over double that of any other sector’s average – for minor accidents, the accident rate is almost incalculable. This shows that construction sites are a health and safety nightmare. Almost any considerable hazard imaginable exists within the sector. Even though measures should be taken to address all possible dangers, some are more pressing than others and should be addressed first. Listed below are some of the top construction site hazards you will encounter at a construction site and methods that you can use to control them. Moving objects A construction site is a ... Read more
12 Safety Tips Every Construction Site Worker Should Know
If you work in construction, you are in one of the most dangerous, injury and accident prone industries. Because of the nature of the work being carried out, you are more at risk of a workplace injury than workers who work in other industries. In the figures recently released by the HSE, it is reported that most workplace fatalities occur in the construction industry, with an average death rate of 30 every year. This goes to demonstrate that the construction industry does suffer the highest accident rates. Even though some accidents are more serious than others, it is important to ... Read more