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April 2023 – Fall Safety
According to NIOSH, falls remain the leading cause of work‑related deaths in construction, accounting for more than one in three (36.4%) of the total number of fatalities in this industry. Contractors can participate in the National Safety Stand‑Down to Prevent Falls In Construction, with OSHA. The National Safety Stand-Down raises fall hazard awareness across the…
April 1, 2023
March 2023 – Weather Safety
A new 300,000sqft warehouse goes up in Modesto. Panels were lifted in place this month when we were able to find a clear window in the weather. Rain and wind can create a number of hazards on a construction site and the best course of action is to not proceed until work can be done…
March 10, 2023
February 2023 – PPE
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is important on every job site, and not just hard hats and safety glasses but for personal fall restraint equipment as well. Building guardrails is not always practical and sometimes wearing PPE is needed, such as when sheeting a roof where a leading edge is always present and always changing.
February 10, 2023
January 2023 – EMR
Heading into the new year, our Experience Modification Rate (EMR) has decreased from 0.84 to 0.74. The EMR is used by insurance companies to gauge workers’ compensation claims and determine the likelihood that a business will experience a claim. The industry average for construction is 1.0, the higher the number the riskier an insurance company…
January 10, 2023
December 2022 – Ladders
Construction Workers who use ladders risk permanent injury or death from falls and electrocutions. OSHA estimates each year nearly 25,000 employees are injured and 36 die from the improper use of ladders. Nearly half of these injuries are serious enough to result in days away from work. These hazards can be eliminated or substantially reduced by…
December 9, 2022
Sutter Gould Women’s Health Center
Sutter Gould Women’s Health Center – 1401 Spanos Court, Modesto A 12,500 square foot Tenant Improvement into a Women’s Health Center, including ultrasound and procedure rooms. CLIENT: ARCHITECT: LOCATION: YEAR: Sutter Gould Medical Foundation Pratt Architecture Modesto, CA 2022 Related Projects
November 28, 2022
November 2022 – Occupational Health
This month we reviewed safety regarding respiratory occupational health issues such as Silica, COVID-19, Valley Fever, and Wildfire Smoke. Construction workers have the potential to be exposed to these hazards throughout the year if proper precautions are not taken. Some of these hazards may go unnoticed or are not as easy to identify outright so…
November 2, 2022
October 2022 – Trench Safety
It only takes seconds to become buried in thousands of pounds of soil. Trench collapses, or cave-ins, are more likely than other excavation-related incidents to result in worker fatalities. Excavation work can be kept safe by providing cave-in protection, ensuring there is a safe way to enter and exit the trench, keeping materials away from…
October 1, 2022
New Gym ‘Opens’ at MHS
MANTECA – Before the first-ever game was to be played at the new gymnasium at Manteca High, Principal Frank Gonzales thought it was important to make official with a ceremonious ribbon-cutting event. That occurred Thursday just before the Buffaloes (8-4 in the preseason) volleyball squad’s Valley Oak League opener against visiting Kimball (5-3). This 2,250-seat…
September 16, 2022
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