Importance of Safety in the Construction Industry

When it comes to construction sites, regardless of size, health and safety is one of the most important things you take into consideration. Before any worker or visitor walks onto your construction site you need to ensure you are fully compliant with any health and safety regulations that are required. The construction industry is considered one of the most dangerous industries in the world and it’s currently estimated that between 3-5% of all construction workers suffer from an injury on the job due to the work being carried out or the conditions work is being carried out in.

It is the responsibility of whoever is in charge of the construction, usually the employer or site manager, to ensure all of the appropriate health and safety measures have been put in place and that any employees follow these to the letter. For any business that fails to put the right health and safety practices in place, you’ll be in breach of health and safety laws, which could open you up to the liability of being taken to court by anyone that does suffer an accident or feels unsafe in the workplace.

Improving Construction Site Safety

There are a number of things you can do and put in place to help limit risk and ensure health and safety rules are being followed on construction sites. From simple adjustments such as signage to in person training, there are a number of things you can do to help improve the overall safety on your construction site. Some of the things you can do to help improve construction site safety are:

• Deliver training on health and safety to people in person and paper and have then sign that they understand how to behave.
• Ensure all tools are used when they need to be, it’s easy for people not to put on gloves or a helmet when they need to.
• Display the appropriate health and safety signage to help prevent accidents occurring.
• Have a dedicated health and safety manager with NEBOSH and IOSH training on site.
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What Are The Benefits of Good Health and Safety on Construction Sites?

The main benefit is that you are helping to keep your employees and any site visitor safe. No matter what type of construction site you have or the size it might be, you need to ensure the best level of health and safety is provided. However, there are many other benefits of displaying good health and safety on construction sites. Some of the main benefits of health and safety are:

• Reduced the possibility of legal action being taken
• Fewer accidents will occur onsite
• It can help to reduce employee absences
• Helps to improve your reputation in the construction industry
• Reduces your liability and ensures people are protected correctly

Getting Health and Safety Training

One of the best ways to protect your employees on a construction site is to give them health and safety training or have one person train and take responsibility for health and safety on site. Effective health and safety training has been proven to reduce accidents and injury on construction sites. At Safetynet Scotland, we can provide professional health and safety training to any type of business, as well as a wide range of other services. For more information or to discuss booking on a course, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.