Safety Articles
Bonitz employees enjoy their work, but we do not play when it comes to safety. At Bonitz, we promote regular safety meetings, reminding and reviewing with employees what they should know to be safe and without near misses or accidents. Below are articles that we send to our managers and employees both in our office and projects. At Bonitz, Safety is NO Accident!!
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Hand injuries consistently account for a large percentage of construction related injuries. Your hands allow you to perform a variety of tasks that make you a skilled and valuable associate and allow you to perform many tasks that we normally take for granted. What would it be like without the use of your hands? You would not be able to be employed as a construction worker,...
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Preparing for work in cooler temperatures is important as it allows us to continue working while staying as warm as possible.
Dressing in layers is the best way to stay warm during wintry weather. The purpose is to retain body heat and stay dry.
Layers should be loose to leave room for air pockets to lock in heat. Layers that are too think do not trap your body’s heat. ...
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Sprains and strains are two types of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) or soft tissue injuries. In the work environment, trains and sprains are caused by excessive reaching, bending, lifting, gripping, squatting, or twisting of hands, shoulders or body. In general, any work performed with high force, or in a position that feels awkward is risky. Even simple motions can cause a soft tissue...
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Day to day routines can dull safety awareness. Relaxed attitudes can replace the caution that existed when our jobs were new and interesting. In many jobs that same tasks are repeated with little conscious thought every day. Associates may not always recognize the importance of safety training, or some may think of it as unnecessary because they have been doing the job for years.
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For basic scaffold safety requirements, Bonitz safety rules and OSHA requirements we offer the following information.
Fall protection or fall arrest systems – Each employee working more than 4 feet from a lower level, for Baker type scaffolds, and 6 feet for all other scaffolds shall be protected from falls by guardrails or a fall arrest system. Those associates on a...
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Installing fiberglass or rock wall insulation during the work process seems to be a simple task but there are risks involved. Although OSHA has not associated any significant health issues with insulation products, these products can still be very irritating or cause reportable incidents. Some hazards are itchy skin, itchy eyes, coughing, and sneezing. If proper precautions are not taken...
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Electrical accidents cause thousands of injuries and deaths every year at home and at work. Unsafe conditions and unsafe acts are the major causes of these accidents.
Some Bonitz jobsites involve demolition of existing walls, partitions and ceilings. Some of this work is accomplished by Bonitz associates and some by other contractors. Disconnecting, or locking and tagging the...
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Bonitz managers, foremen and the safety department know the value of information. Gathering and using hazard assessments, injury, and illness information are tools of the safety trade in preventing injuries. One area of information frequently overlooked through is near misses, commonly called a non-reported occurrence at Bonitz. It’s not enough to review injuries that have almost occurred;...
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