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construction safety
The importance of involving the safety team from the contract stage Involving your safety team in your construction project from the very beginning can prevent safety issues from occuring at a later stage of the build, says James Omdahl, GoContractor.
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“A safer workforce can perform their roles more effectively, and this can also help ensure that the project runs both on time and within budget.”
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ABOVE: Having safety discussions at an early stage has a positive effect on worker safety.
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he construction process is usually divided into four distinct phases: planning, pre-construction, construction and close. The planning and contract phase is defined as the management of all activities involved prior to the commencement of actual work on site. By including safety management in the earliest possible stages of planning and negotiation of a construction project, it is possible to prevent many safety issues from
occurring during the build. A safe construction project is a successful construction project The success of any construction project relies on a variety of different factors. One of these is ensuring that all work is carried out safely, and that there is minimal risk of an accident or injury occurring during any stage of the project. Studies have shown that including safety as a key topic of discussion in the contract stages of any construction project has a positive effect on worker safety. A
safer workforce can perform their roles more effectively, and this can also help ensure that the project runs both on time and within budget – something which all project owners hope to achieve. There are a number of actions that teams, including construction safety managers, can do to help eliminate issues that may occur during the contract stage and to improve overall health and safety on the project. These include: ■ Developing a logistics plan prior to issuing bid documents
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