Regress To Safety Then Forward

SAFETY

A ConstructionTopic Recap

  Safety: to re-iterrate; it is of paramount importance, so I wanted to take a short break to say a word from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). According to NIOSH 21% of fatalities, the largest number of workplace fatalities reported for any of the industry sectors.

  Construction is targeted by NIOSH through the National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA). They identify causes of and develop programs to prevent injuries and fatalities in construction.

  Just to name a few safety topics we need to look at:

• Asphalt: Occupational Exposure, PPE
• Carbon Monoxide: Poisoning in soil and confined spaces, PPE
• Drywall:Back problem and lifting techniques, PPE
• Electrocution:Electrical safety and precautions, Power lines, PPE
• Ergonomics: Stress reduction and repetitive motion, PPE
• Excavation:Caving's, precautions
• Falls: Roofs, ladders, floors, etc
• Lead Poisoning: Blood lead levels in construction workers
• Nail Guns: Self Explanatory
• Silicosis: What is it and what are the symptoms
• Skid Steer Loader: Equipment operation and associate dangers
• Fumes and Illnesses:
• Musculoskeletal Disorders

  See the full range of NIOSH publications on a variety of reported safety issues, injuries and fatalities.

Go to the NIOSH Construction Topic website for more.

A Note to Readers

  I don't like to tell on myself much but at other times you can't help it. Every place I went in the military, somehow, I was shop tools and safety monitor and I enjoyed the position it looked good for annual performance reporting. Ordering all tools for the carpentry, masonry, welding, and the SMART team which was the Structural Maintenance and Repair Team (reoccurring maintenance), and the Heavy Construction Shop, for large projects, some up to a million dollars in cost. All this was an enlightening experience. Most shops I had the honor to run and operate.

  But I said that to say; I have the experience but I'm a little older and want to move to other things like building inspector or something like that. Which I'll probably still try to do.

   But Internet savvy I'm not. And I wish I knew someone that I could turn to for answers, but at this time I don't so, I ask you to bear with me as I stumble on publish these post on my own, as I go my hope is to become better. Because I'm trying to learn and write at the same time, It's real difficult to keep up, but it's a comfort for me to do this. Like I alluded to in my about me page, I really don't like wasting too much time watching T.V. as entertaining as it is. I have Warner Cable with a lot of channels.

  I said this for the readers of this site, that It has been of a great encouragement to me to hear from you to keep it up, and just for those whom I hope, I've been of some help to. I was refreshed to know that all my efforts were not entirely in vain, and to again thank you for visiting this site.

  If  I can be of  some assistance, even for that one person. I would do my best!

Keith

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