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Construction safety requires skill, experience, planning, and training. No matter what type of construction you do, from putting up a building to installing a pipeline, you have to know exactly what you're doing. The wrong materials or the wrong procedures can make for tragic accidents and OSHA fines and negative publicity.
But there is no area where knowledge and precision are more important than safety. A careless move, a skipped procedure, or a piece of protective gear left in the truck can cause a serious accident. And in too many cases, construction accidents can be deadly. In a recent year over 1,200 construction workers died on the job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many of these deaths can and should be prevented by knowing and following safety rules.
Some of the safety hazards OSHA is concerned with include heights, hand and power tools, heavy machinery such as forklifts, fire, slips and falls, and falling objects just to name a few.
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