Top 10 Heavy Equipment Safety Tips for Incident Prevention

Jan. 13, 2020
It does not matter what level of training the operators or those on site have; there are specific safety tips to avoid injury.

According to a report on the United States Department of Labor website, 5,250 employees died on the job due to work-related injuries in 2018. 21% of the fatalities were in the construction industry. The deaths were attributable to falling objects, electrocution, and caught in-between. The latter refers to a worker dying due to getting stuck, struck or crushed by equipment or objects. It does not matter what level of training the operators or those on site have; there are specific safety tips to avoid injury. We will share with you 10 of the best ways to prevent accidents from heavy equipment.

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