CONSTRUCTION
Construction spending in the United States topped $1.23 trillion in 2017 with nearly 11.2 million people employed in the construction sector in 2018, according to Statistica. With an ever-growing industry and a significant percentage of those employees completing hands-on infrastructure building, the risks involved become greater as well. Not only does the industry have a responsibility to make construction sites as safe as possible, but they also must comply with the vast set of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements to stay in business.
Risk prevention is an important aspect of the construction industry. And it’s not just big construction sites that need to take care; the CDC writes that nearly half of all deaths on construction sites occur in companies with ten or fewer employees. Here we’ll discuss the most common construction hazards and the top 5 preventative measures construction sites can take to minimize risks to its employees.