How to Reduce Construction Site Safety Hazards

Construction is easily one of the most dangerous sectors to work within in the UK. With around 61,000 injuries happening last year, it’s no surprise it’s regarded as one of the most high risk professions. In the worst case scenarios, construction site safety hazards can even be deadly. Many of these fatalities and injuries could be prevented through increased safety precautions and measures.

This is why there is always room for improvement when it comes to the safety of your employees on your construction site. Reducing the safety hazards is imperative for health and safety.

In this blog post, SRP Hire Solutions talks about some of the different ways to improve construction site safety to reduce the number of potential hazards.

Install fencing

For added safety it’s important to fence off hazardous areas. It’s important for construction managers to ensure every part of the construction site is safe to work, this means fencing off potentially dangerous areas is a must.

Temporary fencing is a quick and easy solution to protecting your workers from certain hazards. But fencing is not only essential for worker safety, but for pedestrian safety too. Passersby need to be protected from dangerous areas to not cause an accident. Especially as those walking by have no knowledge of construction site safety hazards, they don’t know what hazards to look out for.

This is why temporary fencing is an absolute necessity when it comes to reducing the hazards on your construction site. Not just for your own workers but for the public too.

Provide a mobile welfare unit

One of the most important ways to keep your workers safe is by providing a welfare cabin for them. It’s crucial that your employees’ needs are met fully, and a welfare cabin does just that.

In fact, HSE have stated that you must legally provide a safe welfare space for your workers whilst they are on your site. The welfare must be present from start to finish, ensuring proper safety needs are met. The proper solution to this is through a mobile welfare cabin.

Welfare cabins ensure your workers have a clean and safe space to eat, drink, rest, use the bathroom, and relax. By providing the space you’re not only complying with the law but allowing your workers to take care of their basic needs and in turn, reducing hazards.

When people are hungry or tired during their working hours, they may become much more distracted. This is extremely cornering when it comes to construction workers as accidents can easily happen this way.

Some welfare units come with running hot water, kettles, microwaves, and other necessary things for workers to truly refresh and relax on their breaks.

Here are a few of the benefits of having a welfare cabin on your construction site: