Gadzoom Provides Contractors with FREE COVID-19 Response Plans
As the construction industry faces what could be considered its worst crisis in history, it has been uplifting to watch the industry work in unison.
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Gadzoom Releases COVID-19 Activity Hazard Analysis
As our country continues to fight the current COVID-19 pandemic, it’s becoming increasingly evident that we, as construction professionals, need to take extra care and precautions in order to slow down the spread of this virus. As the industry has been deemed “essential” in many parts of the country, ensuring that construction operations continue, the obligation to safeguard workers is front and center.
Safety Tips to Keep the Construction Workforce Healthy
COVID-19 has had a major impact on the country, and businesses are feeling the hit as quarantines, and social distancing measures continue to affect the U.S. economy. Many companies have instructed those who can to work remotely, moved to limited operations, or even closed their doors to mitigate the spread of this virus. As construction professionals, however, the work we do has been deemed essential during the current crisis, keeping the construction workforce viable to support emergency construction requirements, but also leaving them at potential risk.
Need Help Setting Up an Accident Prevention Plan (APP)?
An Accident Prevention Plan (APP) is one of the first key documents to complete when starting up a new project. Employee safety comes first and a properly written APP outlines how managers and stakeholders are going to successfully manage safety requirements for all aspects of the project. An Accident Prevention Plan, however, requires a lot of work and research to effectively address all required activities, both individually and collectively. It’s that excessive amount of time most construction management professionals spend doing the mundane job of pushing paper instead of doing something more productive. Valuable hours that are lost forever, which ultimately hurts the company’s bottom line.
Amplify Your Construction Safety Program
First and foremost, the top priority for any Construction Manager should be the safety of his or her team. Every project is going to have its own unique tasks and hazards associated with execution, but what does site safety really mean?