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Weekly Safety Meeting – Cutting Concrete Safely

Weekly Safety Meeting – Cutting Concrete Safely

During renovation and expansion projects, there is frequently a need to cut into concrete, whether to eliminate an existing area or to create a space for pipes or wiring. People who regularly work with concrete and masonry drilling and cutting equipment are at high risk of a wide range of...

Safety Tip of the Week – Cutting Concrete Safely

Safety Tip of the Week – Cutting Concrete Safely

Concrete cutting is a tough job that requires more than high-powered tools and concrete cutting skills. Common sense and a wise judgment are important factors in getting the job done successfully. These will save you and the people around you from accidents. Things You SHOULD Do: Select the proper tools...

Safety Tip of the Week – Concrete Construction Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Concrete Construction Safety

Inhalation of cement dust may occur when workers empty bags of dry cement material to make concrete, cut concrete work tiles, and use jackhammers to break up a sidewalk or road during repairs. This exposure can cause nose and throat irritation. Long- term exposure to concrete dust containing crystalline silica...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Concrete Construction Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Concrete Construction Safety

Concrete is easy to work with, versatile, durable, and economical. By taking a few basic precautions, it is also one of the safest building materials known. Relatively few people involved in mixing, handling, and finishing concrete have experienced injury. Nonetheless, concrete work is usually hard physical labor that presents many...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Concrete

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Concrete

Concrete is easy to work with, versatile, durable, and economical. By taking a few basic precautions, it is also one of the safest building materials known. Relatively few people involved in mixing, handling, and finishing concrete have experienced injury. Concrete work is usually hard physical labor that presents many different...

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely with Concrete

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely with Concrete

Inhalation of cement dust may occur when workers empty bags of dry cement material to make concrete, cut concrete work tiles, or use jackhammers to break up a sidewalk or road during repairs. This exposure can cause nose and throat irritation. Long-term exposure to concrete dust containing crystalline silica can...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Concrete Cutting Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Concrete Cutting Safety

During renovation and expansion projects, there is frequently a need to cut into concrete, whether to eliminate an existing area or to create a space for pipes or wiring. People who regularly work with concrete and masonry drilling and cutting equipment are at high risk of a wide range of...

Safety Tip of the Week – Concrete Cutting Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Concrete Cutting Safety

Concrete cutting is a tough job that requires more than high-powered tools and concrete cutting skills. Common sense and good judgment are important factors in getting the job done successfully. These will save you and the people around you from accidents. “DO” S Select the proper tools for the project....

Weekly Safety Meeting – PPE: Wet Concrete Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – PPE: Wet Concrete Safety

 PPE: Wet Concrete Safety Wet concrete that is thoroughly and quickly washed off the skin will cause little irritation. But continuous contact between skin and wet concrete allows alkaline compounds to burn the skin. These exposures can lead to irritant or even contact dermatitis conditions such as stinging pain, itching,...

Safety Tip of the Week – PPE: Wet Concrete Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – PPE: Wet Concrete Safety

 PPE: Wet Concrete Safety Wet concrete that is thoroughly and quickly washed off the skin will cause little irritation. But continuous contact between skin and wet concrete allows alkaline compounds to burn the skin. These exposures can lead to irritant or even contact dermatitis conditions such as stinging pain, itching,...