What Is Construction Safety?

Safety is a key priority when engaging in any kind of construction project, especially those with many high-risk activities, like working at heights or in confined spaces. Construction safety specialists are important resources on any construction project, and they can help you ensure that your project is completed with a minimal number of safety incidents.

Construction safety experts usually help with three main topic areas. First, these experts perform on-site supervision and inspection to identify hazards and mitigate safety risks to personnel. Next, construction safety experts review detailed regulations to ensure every aspect of a project is compliant. Finally, these specialists use their extensive knowledge of industry best practices to help their clients go above and beyond the regulatory requirements. This article will tell you more about these specialists and how they can ensure your construction project is completed safely.

Identify Hazards and Safety Risks

Construction safety solutions perform on-site supervision and inspection to identify hazards. Most specialists will walk the entire site at least twice per day, and they will create incident reports for any observed safety hazards. These experts can identify areas where workers are “cutting corners” and jeopardizing safety. For example, carrying heavy loads up and down stairs instead of using lifting equipment, not using fall protection, or smoking in undesignated areas. The safety specialists will identify hazards to corporate management and can train the individual workers to reduce these risks. Experts will also use a variety of digital reporting systems to speed up tracking inspections and filing reports.

Ensure Regulation Compliance

In addition to on-site supervision, construction safety experts will also review detailed regulations and ensure that every part of a project is compliant. This is invaluable for project owners, especially those who are working in a new country or in an area where regulations have recently been updated. Construction safety experts will understand the letter of the law and will also understand areas where project owners risk the most exposure. This regulatory expertise allows project owners the confidence to focus on the key aspects of project implementation, knowing that their project is being done properly and in full accordance with the law.

Go Above and Beyond Requirements

Finally, construction safety experts use their extensive knowledge of industry best practices to further mitigate risks beyond what is required by law. Innovations for safety are always being developed and regulators are frequently delayed when updating code, so these experts can help implement better technology and practices immediately, using their past experience as a guide. These improvements will increase the productivity of the client, reduce costs due to work stoppage orders, and will ensure that workers on-site are being cared for appropriately.

In summary, construction safety experts are important members of any construction team. These experts perform on-site supervision and inspection to identify hazards before an incident occurs. They review regulations and ensure compliance in every part of the project. Construction safety experts also use their knowledge of best industry best practices to increase productivity, reduce cost to the client, and ensure that workers are being cared for appropriately. Any construction project should have a safety expert, and those projects with significant risk factors should consider hiring a specialist consultant to ensure that every aspect of the safety plan is being implemented properly.

Check out the latest case study on recent Construction safety support for a multinational technology company with data centers in Singapore and Malaysia with our Associate ESC. Through their holistic approach, the client was able to overcome EHS construction challenges and achieved Workplace Safety and Health recognition having met EHS standards thanks to their local knowledge of the regulations, technical expertise and project management. 

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