» by eric April 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm » Comments (0)

Storms are always a big threat to employees working outdoors.  They bring about harsh winds that may cause falling trees, downed power lines, swaying of scaffolds and erosions in trenches. But there’s another hazard that comes with storms and causes serious fatalities.   This is no other than lightning, one of the serious killers of outdoor [...]

» by greg April 2nd, 2009 at 2:48 pm » Comments (0)

Falls are among the most common hazard in construction sites. Every year, hundreds of workers get injured or killed after falling from scaffolds, windows, roofs and ladders. But even with the right kind of fall protection system, workers are under threat by another kind of fall: falling or flying objects. By wearing hard hats or [...]