No matter how small or large a company is, regular and updated safety training in construction projects is essential. In fact, this field is one of the most dangerous industries. For example, safety risks can come from heavy machinery, working at heights or near roads, changes in the industry best practices due to new construction technologies… However, with regular training, people in the construction industry can stay on top of the best practices.
Sleep quality for construction workers is essential due to hazards in this industry. Feeling tired after working five days/nights often at odd hours of the day straight with overtime? Or exhausted because you have not been sleeping well? Workers in the construction industry can be at greater risk of shift-work fatigue and its impacts.
Traffic controllers increase road safety but what about these road workers’ safety? August is National Tradies Health month and today we want to talk about road workers’ safety. For construction workers, Safe Work Australia has an information page with definitions, duties, requirements and other advice. For drivers, Australian Roads introduced the Safe System in its Guide to Road Safety. In this article, we’ll have an overview of both to see how to promote road workers safety and tradies health.
