Construction Site Safety: No Luck Needed
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Ensure Construction Site Safety: No Luck Needed
Are you feeling lucky this St. Patrick's Day? While it's fine to test your luck with St. Patrick's party games, when it comes to your construction site, relying on luck for safety is a gamble you want to avoid taking. Instead of crossing your fingers and hoping for the best, it's crucial to implement proactive measures to protect your workers and mitigate risks. Let's delve into some practical strategies you can employ to ensure construction site safety without leaving anything to chance.Safety Solutions:
Cool Down Booths
The scorching sun is no friend to construction workers. With 702 deaths and 67,512 ER visits annually in the United States due to environmental heat exposure, it's vital to take precautions. An effective way of preventing hospital visits is installing cool-down booths. Quick and easy to install, these insulated, HVAC-equipped modular buildings provide a space for workers to get out of the heat and stay healthy throughout the workday.
Silence Booth
Noise is more than just an annoyance; it's a hazard. With construction workers exposed to unhealthy noise levels for 70% of their workday, the risk of permanent hearing loss is real. Silence booths are modular buildings designed to provide a sanctuary from the clamor, allowing workers to recuperate without compromising productivity. These booths also provide a convenient way for employees to speak with one another without disrupting the work on-site or putting their ears at risk..Guard Booth
Protecting your employees is paramount, but ensuring the safety of others around the site is equally important. Construction sites are often targets for thieves, and unauthorized individuals may wander onto the premises, posing a risk to themselves and others. Installing guard booths provides a visible deterrent to trespassers while offering a comfortable space for guards to monitor the area. These modular buildings can also be customized with features like CCTV cameras and ballistic paneling for added security.Turnstiles
Maintaining control of on-site traffic can be challenging in bustling urban districts. Turnstiles offer a solution by channeling entry and exit points, facilitating close inspection of entrants. Paired with a guard booth and automated access control systems, such as keypads or keycards, they ensure only authorized personnel gain entry, enhancing construction site safety.
Off-Site Fabrication
Modular fabrication is one of the best ways to improve construction site safety. Off-site modular fabrication enhances site safety by mitigating the risks of the "fatal four" accidents: falls, being struck by objects, electrocution, and being caught between hazards. Fabricating modular buildings in a separate warehouse setting reduces the foot traffic on the construction site, allows a team to focus exclusively on one part of the project, and allows for very close monitoring of the work. Additionally, the fabrication of modular buildings and on-site construction can happen concurrently, which expedites the construction timeline by 30% to 50%. With less time spent on the construction, there is less chance of an accident.
Why Choose Panel Built?
At Panel Built, we make it easy to improve your construction site safety. Between our efficient in-house fabrication process and our wide selection of modular structures – including guard booths, turnstile shelters, silence booths, cool-down booths, safety barriers, and more – we enable you to protect your project and workforce as you need.
For more information on our safety solutions, contact our team at 800.636.3873, email
info@panelbuild.com, or talk to us using the LiveChat feature at the bottom right of your screen.