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The Challenges of Working Across Multiple Building Sites for Managers

Many construction managers need to deal with managing multiple sites, each with their own unique identity and set of challenges. With pressure to deliver a quality build on time and on budget, handle a wide range of staff and health and safety issues, and complex logistics to contend with, there are plenty of things to keep the modern construction manager busy. Fall-Pac ’s inter site management team can help you move and store the Fall-Pac units across two or more sites. Here are a few more tips on the challenges site and project managers face when dealing with multi-site projects: Communication When something goes wrong, it’s normally down to bad communication. Working on multiple sites will mean that a construction manager will not always be in the right place at the right time. The good news is that improvements in technology today have made it easier than ever to stay in contact with the workforce. Managing the Workforce A major part of getting construction projects through to comp...
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Fall protection solutions — Safety when working at a height

  Falls have been recognized as the major cause of injury and death in working places, especially in the field of construction. By incorporating safety cultures, purchasing fall protective solutions, and wisely training the employees get adapted to the safety measures; the risk injuries can be completely eradicated. Which are the common areas that need falls protection solutions? ‘Working at height’ does refer to the work done in a place that has the highest potential of getting injured if at all the individual working on-board tends to fall facing an accident. This does include working on top of a flat roof, ladder, fragile surface, or on an opening that is said to be located nearby to the floor. Importance of installing a fall protection system in the workplace: Working at height does remain to be an essential routine in various industries. Injuries and accidents that happen due to falls do reflect the failure of the company to incorporate fall protection solutions in the first p...

Fall Protection and Safety

In fact, falls are considered the biggest safety hazard for construction workers on most sites, particularly those that require work on extremely elevated heights, such as bridge construction. Falls from high places are the number one cause of death in construction workers on construction sites. Construction safety related to fall protection includes an evaluation of the correct methods of access to the heights where the work needs to be done, safety precautions being put in place and followed at all times, and regularly clearing the construction work area of all debris. Clearing debris and equipment is actually a critical part of fall protection and fall prevention. A large amount of fall accidents occur because of excess debris and too much equipment that's lying around. By simply putting things where they belong and keeping the main construction work area free of extra "stuff," you can reduce a great deal of accidents that occur from falling and tripping. As an added b...

How does investing in fall arrest systems save lives? Explained in detail

Trips, falls, and slips are some of the common types of work injuries that can not only cost you a lot but let you face bed rest for months. Falls from heights remains to be a dangerous accident that no one should experience in their workplace. The risk of falling from heights can be drastically reduced by wisely having the fall-protection equipment on-board. Keep reading to know the benefits of having falls arrest system in your workplace and how effectively it can save human life as well. Different types of fall arrest systems: The fall arrest system can be categorized in two different ways, one is general, and the other is personal. General fall arrest does involve using a net or a fall cushioning system beneath a particular area which has been recognized as potentially dangerous to work over. Following this particular method remains quite inexpensive when compared to other fall protection systems as it can cover up a large area to protect the working employees. If you are abo...