Safety Bulletin: Finger Injury While Moving Transformer Summary of Incident While moving a 369-pound transformer into an electrical room, a significant injury occurred. The team transported the transformer to the doorway using a pallet jack. However, due to a tight...
Safety Bulletin: Eye Injuries from Overhead Drilling Summary of Recent Incidents In the past several weeks, two teammates suffered eye injuries while performing overhead drilling tasks. In both cases, metal debris entered the eye, and each injury was classified as an...
Weekly Safety Minute: Working Safely in Cold Conditions Cold weather brings unique hazards that can affect your body, focus, and overall job performance. Electricians are especially vulnerable since many tasks require fine motor skills, handling metal tools, and long...
Weekly Safety Minute: Accountability Accountability is one of the cornerstones of a strong safety culture in construction. It’s not just about following rules, it’s about taking ownership for your actions, your choices, and the safety of the people around you. When...
Rationalizing Unsafe Choices Making safe choices at work is very important to make sure everyone is safe, including those around you. For many people, following protocol and safety precautions can be difficult. Not to be stubborn or to just break the rules, but you...
Hazard Identification, Recognition & Control Construction is more dangerous than almost any other line of work—you are constantly dealing with hazards such like heavy machinery, sharp tools, and potentially volatile chemicals on the jobsite. These hazards add up...
