Workers in the building and construction industry consistently find themselves at greater risk of being injured at the workplace.
One of the most important ways people can be protected is having employers and managers be active participants in safety.
Careful and thorough planning prior to starting work can go a long way to making sure the probability of an accident happening is significantly closer to zero than it is to one.
How near a miss must a near miss miss for the near miss to not be missed?
Would adding working at heights to the high-risk licensing scheme reduce falls?
While there are many different approaches to improving height safety knowledge at workplaces, there is one solution that would have an immediate effect.
The start of October heralds the arrival of National Safe Work Month and perfect time to take stock of your safety practices.
A matured culture of safety, that is invested in by all involved, is the best way to make meaningful safety improvements.