How important is it and how can safety be guaranteed on the construction site?

Unfortunately, Brazil is one of the countries that suffers most from accidents at work in the world, victimizing thousands of employees every year. The construction industry is not exempt from this problem and it is therefore essential to highlight and discuss the importance of safety on construction sites.

First of all, looking for ways to guarantee safety at work should never be seen by employers as an unnecessary cost or expense. This is because what is at stake is the health of the employees and, consequently, the quality of the service that will be carried out.

So check out some of the measures we've prepared to ensure safety on the construction site!

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PPE and EPCs

Both Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Collective Protective Equipment (CPE) are extremely important for employee safety. While PPE is used for the safety of just one individual, CPEs are equipment and systems used to protect the entire team and third parties on site. For example, it is impossible to imagine a worker on a construction site carrying out tasks without a safety helmet.

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‍Providingall PPE and CPE in a good state of repair is an obligation for any employer, not least because it is one of the most effective safety measures to prevent accidents at work.

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Regulatory standards

During a construction project, several structural stages are completed, so all these phases need to be guided by the technical standards in force. In Brazil, it is the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) that regulates these guidelines, and so it is necessary to ensure on a construction site that everything from the foundation stage to the material storage method is carried out in accordance with the regulatory standards.

Not following the rules, in addition to being subject to heavy labor fines, is synonymous with working under a constant risk of workplace accidents, endangering the lives of employees and subjecting yourself to delays in the delivery of the work.

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Quality safety equipment

As well as worrying about the purchase of PPE, you also need to pay attention to the quality of the equipment you buy. It's not uncommon to find poor quality protective equipment on the market that doesn't have a certificate of approval.

It's worth noting that bad PPE has the same potential to cause accidents at work as no PPE at all. Therefore, you need to be careful when making your purchase and find out if the company you are buying from has any credibility in the market.

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Training

There's no point in following regulatory standards, providing quality PPE and not training your team. Training in the correct use of PPE, first aid and simulating accidents at work must be part of any construction company's routine, whether large or small.

Therefore, investing in consultancy and professional development in the field of occupational safety is an excellent alternative.

With simple and totally accessible measures, it is easy to see how safety can be achieved on the construction site. In this way, it also becomes clear how important it is to guarantee this safety, essentially in order to reduce the number of accidents at work and preserve the health of employees.

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