Section 10 (4)(a) of the Construction Regulations states that as part of any fall protection plan required on site, a contractor must ensure all unprotected openings in floors, edges, slabs, hatchways and stairways are adequately guarded, fenced or barricaded to…

Working at heights is a daily required skill on our construction sites, but with proper management, training, equipment, and resources, it doesn’t have to be a number one critical risk category factor. Whenever working with the potential of hanging by…

To safeguard a construction site in terms of emergency preparedness, it is required that a sufficient number of employees are trained in the use of fire-extinguishing equipment. It is important to ensure that all fire fighting equipment on site is…

Excavation works are regarded as a high-risk activity, failure to safeguard excavations could result in serious injury or fatalities.

properly strap on a harness, can save your life. Here are steps for inspecting and putting on fall arrest harnesses so that you stay safe while working at heights.

Housekeeping is not just cleanliness. Construction sites can get messy quickly if proper housekeeping is not routinely enforced.

a warning but also as physical restraint, to prevent people from falling into openings and excavations or off the end of drop off edges.