Category: safety
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Post-Construction Cleaning: A Critical Phase for Success
Commercial construction projects represent significant investments, often running into millions of dollars and spanning months or years of development. Yet one of the most critical phases, post-construction cleaning, frequently receives insufficient attention during project planning. This oversight can lead to delayed occupancy, increased costs, and compromised safety standards that ultimately impact a project’s success. The…
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Lawn Equipment Safety: 6 Common Risks and How to Avoid Them
If you’re doing construction renovations, you’re probably doing it to make the building look more attractive. But in order to do so, you also need to take care of the landscape – starting with the lawn. String trimmers and mowers make yard work faster and easier, but if they aren’t used properly, they can also…
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Key Takeaways from the 2025 NAPA Mid-Year Conference in Louisville
As I write this, I just got back from Louisville, Kentucky, and while the bourbon down there flows as freely as a McDonald’s soda fountain—the conversations, ideas, and industry insights at the NAPA Mid-Year Meeting were just as prevalent. As someone who’s spent time in the trenches with the commercial pavement maintenance professionals, I’ll be…
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Poettker Industrial Achieves the Ameren Eagle Award
Poettker Industrial Services, a woman-owned business specializing in utility construction, won the prestigious Ameren Eagle and Best In Class-High Volume Awards, recognizing the company’s outstanding performance in safety, execution, leadership and commitment on its 86 projects for Ameren in 2024. “Ameren is one of Poettker Industrial’s key accounts, so winning their distinguished Ameren Eagle and…
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How Workplace Safety Impacts Construction Site Liability
In construction, every task involves risk, from lifting heavy materials to operating machinery. Employees face hazards that can lead to serious injuries or even death. When safety measures are ignored, legal consequences often follow. Companies may be held responsible, and injured employees could face long recovery periods without support. The good news is? Understanding how…
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#PPEthatfits: AtkinsRéalis introduces inclusive hard hat
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in #PPEthatfits, AtkinsRéalis, CIOB, diversity, Featured, Hard hats, health and safety, inclusion, MSA, People, PPE, safetyJames Butler, managing director for project and programme services at AtkinsRéalis, said: “If we want to create construction sites that welcome all people, we have to remove as many barriers as we can to attract more people from all backgrounds into the sector, and make it as easy as possible for everyone to perform their…
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Why Fire Inspections Fail – And How to Pass Every Time
Inspectors see the same avoidable mistakes haunting businesses year after year. While Firelink and other safety professionals can identify problems, true protection comes from understanding why these failures recur – and implementing systems that prevent them before the inspector arrives. Most violations fall into predictable categories that, when addressed proactively, transform compliance from a scramble…
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6 Guidelines for Safe Load Use with Pallet Trucks
When using pallet trucks for handling and moving loads, staying within safe load ranges is the most important precaution to keep in mind. Overloading a pallet truck and operating it incorrectly increases safety risks, such as reduced maneuverability, mechanical damage, and tip-overs. Plus, it can damage the load being handled, which can create further safety…
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Protecting Work Vehicles on Construction Sites
Construction sites are chaotic by nature—dirt, dust, heavy equipment, unpredictable weather, and constant activity. In the middle of it all are your work vehicles. Whether it’s a fleet of trucks, a single project manager’s ride, or subcontractor pickups, these vehicles are essential assets that take a daily beating if not properly protected. And let’s be…