Having a successful company in the long term means more than profit. For the construction industry having a safe company equals a successful company. It is satisfying to know that each employee of your company is at home every evening with their families. Our friends at TIS Insurance recently shared information about Turner Construction taking their safety to the extreme.
Safety is a top priority for Turner, and the multinational company has developed and implemented many practices to avoid hazards of construction: falls, electrocution, and “struck by” and “caught between” accidents.
Here are six safety practices that help keep Turner’s workers safe and its business thriving.
1. Safe Staffing
One of the first things Turner does to ensure safety on a job site is to hire subcontractors who share the same safety protocols as Turner does. In addition to looking for safe practices, Turner’s prescreening process for qualified subcontractors includes having the right safety insurance modification.
“There is no time to ramp up a safety program” at the start of each project, said Special Projects Division manager Meaghan Hooper-Berdik. “We have to hit the ground running all the time, and the subcontractors that we work with are used to that.”
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