Your Brain is Your Best PPE
Authored by Ed Davidson and originally posted on LinkedIn:
Yep...
There ya have it folks...
We all know what it's like getting some of these hard-headed hands to wear their PPE. [node:read-more:link]
Safety is paramount in construction. It must be top of mind at all times. The construction industry has taken great steps to create safe worksites and it is paying off. As Construction Citizen has reported, the injury rate on construction sites in Texas over the last decade has fallen 50 percent. That progress can only be maintained through vigilance on every job site every minute of every day.
Preventable injuries, or “accidents,” are the fourth leading cause of U.S. deaths. Therefore, employers and workers must do everything possible to prevent these injuries from occurring. For more than 100 years, the National Safety Council (NSC) has advocated for workplace safety. 
When planning work tasks for the day and addressing hazards, it is easy to get caught up on the big hazards. Crews focus on issues such as falls, electrocution, material handling and so on. While these hazards need to be taken seriously and properly addressed, the bigger hazards often take away the attention from the little things. 
Many worksite injuries are caused by accidents involving ladders that are not placed or used 
The 7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, postponed due to COVID-19, was rescheduled for the week of September 14-18. 
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As the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, construction industry employers confront many challenges. Recognized as an essential industry in a majority of states throughout the crisis, many contractors have continued to perform work and provide jobs, while others were shut down in whole or in part. 
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