Virtual Tour Of Construction Site Highlights Hazards

Every year, on-the-job accidents cost U.S. building owners billions of dollars and cause worker pain, long recuperations and even death. But when construction owners take a more proactive role in exposing hazards, recent studies reveal, job site safety gets a shot in the arm.

Simple steps owners can take to increase safety on construction job sites and significantly reduce costs are highlighted in a four-minute report now included in the latest edition of ElectricTV.net. A joint production of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), ElectricTV.net is the only web TV program dedicated to reporting the latest developments in the electrical construction and information systems industries.

In this informative program, Jim Dollard, Safety Director of IBEW Local 98, leads viewers through a tour of a high-rise construction project in Philadelphia, pointing out common hazards and offering practical solutions owners can take to make their sites safer. The number one hazard on a job site is falling, Dollard notes. Yet protecting workers from life-threatening falls is but one of the many precautions explored. Other areas include secure footing, ladder safety and how to tell if electrical boxes are hot or not.

This edition of ElectricTV.net also features how the city of Ann Arbor, Mich. is cutting their energy costs in half by turning to LED lighting; a story on the many advantages a design/build electrical contractor brings to a construction project; and a spotlight on how NECA/IBEW's unique training programs are preparing the green workers America needs both today and tomorrow. To view this video on YouTube, click here.

Source: National Electrical Contractors Association