Staying Safe in Construction: Steps To Note

The steps are:

For new employees:

1

Establish a buddy system for all new hires.

2

Hold safety orientation sessions for all new hires, including temporary workers.

Ongoing training:

3

Ensure managers and supervisors have the appropriate leadership and effective communication skills to instil safety culture and concepts into the workforce.

4

Institute two separate Pre-Task Hazard Analysis training programs.

5

Hold monthly “lunch and learn” safety training programs.

6

Require all foremen and superintendents to attend “Leadership in Safety Excellence” certification courses.

7

Hold targeted safety training to address all safety incidents.

8

Make sure all training and materials are available in languages that can be read by all members of your workforce.

9

Train your trainers.

Operating procedures:

10

Create worker task-specific “pocket safety guides” for every assigned task.

11

Establish craft-specific safety mentoring programs.

12

Issue easy-to-read badges to all workers indicating their level of training.

13

Authorize all workers to issue “stop work” cards to address safety risks.