What are some commonly overlooked safety training topics for construction management?

Safety training for construction professionals need to include basic perception of hazards and risks of the activities being undertaken for specific activities or tasks. For example, mandating everyone to ensure PPE are worn at all time will get compliance out of fear of repercussions. Whereas explaining intent for each piece of PPE (i.e., falling objects - hard hat) will make them understand the logic behind the ask and get better compliance. Another aspect, is to explain the safety does not stop at site. Safety is everywhere in life. Can you be sure that the person in full compliance to all safety requirement at site will always be in full compliance while doing some DIY project at home? Or, Do you remain compliant at home?

In the realm of construction management, there are certain safety training topics that are occasionally overlooked but are crucial for promoting a safe and secure work environment. Here is one commonly overlooked safety training topic for construction management: 1. Leadership in Safety: Providing training for construction managers on effective safety leadership, communication, and setting a safety-conscious culture within the team. Managers play a key role in influencing safety attitudes and practices.

Construction safety training often misses key areas like mental health & stress management, ergonomics & posture, environmental hazards beyond typical falls, emergency preparedness beyond fires, and building a culture of diversity & inclusion for safer reporting of unsafe conditions. Addressing these can significantly improve worker well-being and prevent overlooked risks.

it's often paramount to always consider the mental health of the construction teams as this doesn't only reduce the tension in both professionals and the artisans, communications with team members often helps alot to identify the causes of burnout, or even the aggression faced by all team members , getting the right feedback from members and providing neccessary training and almost identifying ways to manage stress which includes controlling the food substance intake like caffeine that induces stress, alchohol etc

One of the biggest contributors to negative mental health in construction is the poor payment practices through the supply chain of a project. There a schemes and initiatives such as the prompt payment code which promote sustainable operation through payments made on time. Unfortunately a lot of smaller businesses have stopped trading and on some occasions business owners and workers have committed suicide. Further measures are required to ensure this area of mental health is tackled and suggestions have been made that contracts such as the form JCT should feature such requirements between parties.

Construction management: where sitting behind a computer becomes an Olympic sport, and the only physical activity is the occasional stroll to the bathroom. Make sure to get away from it once in awhile and visit your jobsites.

Physical Stress on the Skeletal System The Forces Involved: The human back operates on a 10:1 lifting ratio, with the waist acting as the fulcrum. When you add in the 105 pounds of the average human upper torso, lifting a 10-pound object puts 1,150 pounds of pressure on the human back. If you were 25 pounds overweight, it would put an additional 250 pounds of pressure on your back every time you bend over. If you picked up the same 10-pound box, 1400 pounds of pressure could be exerted on your back. Research and learn about good ergonomic lifting practices and ask to have a class or course conducted to educate your team.

Our company is nailing this one. We have a contracted specialist that attends crew visits to identify and assess ergonomic issues. We have also collaborated with Emerson/Greenlee on a study on the use of heavy grounds. We are constantly seeking ways to help the employee. Healthy eating habits, stretching, finding better tools/equipment for the job, and personal physical/mental health are topics we research and teach our employees!

Construction safety most of the time ignored in this are due to lack of awareness of the labor and the neglecting of safety procedures both from skilled and unskilled labor

The topics mentioned are perfect, but I suggest adding the following topics: - Training on heat stress prevention such as signs of heat stress, proper hydration, and scheduling work to avoid the hottest times incidents. - Electrical safety training, such as grounding, loch-out/tag-out procedures, and use of PPEs. - Fall protection training on proper use of equipment like harness, land-yards, and guardrails . - Training on hazard communication including proper labeling, safety data sheets, and the use of PPEs.

In my experience, the most commonly overlooked hazard in construction management safety training is radio-frequency radiation from communications equipment. I have found that most people do not even realize that it is a potential hazard.

Incorporate thorough instruction on environmental risks into construction management. Talk about issues like noise pollution, managing hazardous goods, and air quality. Provide teams with the skills and procedures they need to reduce environmental hazards and promote a safer work environment. It is important to emphasize awareness and prevention in construction safety training since ignoring these issues might have long-term health consequences.

A worker walks into their first day on site, every hallway looks the same, every stairwell, identical. They observe an accident onsite, this time it's bad, time is of the essence. They don't know the layout yet. They run to find help but aren't able to pinpoint the location. They're on the phone & can only say "19th floor in the corner room" the responder or site supervisor asks "North East side?" They respond "I don't know but we need help bad, let me find out" They run to the stairwell & try to get their bearings, on the wall there is a "no smoking" poster & an evacuation plan & muster point, possibly even a "you are here" but where is here? A simple NW or SE posted at each stairwell is a helpful solution for everyone on site.

Our company is probably one of the most diverse places in Knoxville. Thankfully we don't have an issue with our work dynamic. Treat people like people, treat all people fairly, and just be kind to one another!

One of the safety topics I have often seen overlooked is sleep deprivation and adequate rest. Construction managers must recognize the importance of prioritizing rest and sleep within the industry. The construction industry’s culture has always been one that pushes us to work longer hours and weekends to meet schedule deadlines. We need to be intentional about implementing policies that promote reasonable working hours, scheduled breaks, and adequate time off for the safety of our most valuable asset, our people.

Communication. You can talk about every safety topic under the sun. However, you need to clearly and concisely communicate a vision that is easily understood by all in attendance to ensure the training is doing more than just one thing: checking a box. Have folks presenting safety topics been given any communication and presentation skills training?

One of the largest violations that I witness is even though most companies have policies that prevents the use of personal cell phones on job sites, a large amount of employees is keeping a cell phone in their pocket and they’re either standing/walking while on the cell phone and texting. They’re in active locations on a job site texting or talking and they lose their focus because they think they can multi task and they’re concentrating on the texting and they lose awareness of their surroundings. Accident prevention and safety is not a focus at that point in time.

Design for Safety. A lot of safety problems come out during a period of construction, maintenance and demolition of the facilities or buildings if they are not addressed during the design period of the facilities. For example, without a safety working platform, how can we maintain the E&M facilities outside a high rise building? In my country, we lost more than 20 life during the construction of the facilities every year. ??????

No setor da constru??o civil, a negligência da saúde mental e o estresse s?o quest?es significativas. Globalmente, a constru??o tem um dos piores registros de saúde mental e suicídios entre os colaboradores. Problemas como depress?o, síndrome de burnout, ansiedade generalizada e crises de panico afetam os profissionais da constru??o. A press?o do trabalho, as condi??es de trabalho desafiadoras e a cultura muitas vezes competitiva podem contribuir para esses problemas. é crucial que as empresas do setor de constru??o reconhe?am e abordem essas quest?es, implementando medidas para promover a saúde mental de seus trabalhadores, fornecendo apoio e recursos para lidar com o estresse e garantindo um ambiente de trabalho saudável.

No doubt my friend, phones are a great tool , but they are very dangerous when used while driving or operating tools and machinery . I’m sure we will see OSHA get involved in this issue as they accumulate the data on accidents caused by workers being distracted by their phones.