Toolbox Talk – Soft Tissue Injuries Why This Matters Soft tissue injuries are among the most common injuries in construction. They affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints, and can occur during lifting, kneeling, climbing, repetitive tasks, awkward...
Safety Bulletin – Knee Injury During Ground-Level Installation Work A teammate sustained a torn meniscus while performing installation work on a 200A disconnect. The employee was mounting lower support bolts from a kneeling position in a tight work area; while...
Human Performance (HP) – Catching Mistakes Before They Turn into Incidents Why This MattersElectrical work in the field moves fast and comes with real risk. We work around energized equipment, overhead hazards, ladders, lifts, tight spaces, and other trades all...
Safety Bulletin – Struck-By Injury During Overhead Fire Alarm Box Installation During overhead installation activities, a temporary employee was working from a 6-foot ladder installing a grommet into a fire alarm box. The Orbit box bracket had been temporarily...
Safety Bulletin – Pinch Point Injury During Wire Spool Handling During material staging operations, an Encore team was tasked with moving three pallets of 1000′ spools of #8 THHN wire from the P-2 level to the P-1 high bay, with the destination being the...
Stopping Work When there are hazards present or some other issue that interferes with being able to perform a work task safely then it is important to feel comfortable to stop the work until it is safe to continue. Many companies stress the importance of being able to...
