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Construction Safety Training: Safeguarding the Foundation and the Workforce

Discover how to build better construction practices by equipping workers with skills and knowledge through comprehensive training and creating safer, more productive work environments.

Published 20 Dec 2024
Article byEunice Arcilla Caburao
|7 min read

What is Construction Safety Training?

Construction safety training is a comprehensive program designed to educate all workers in a construction site about the potential hazards and risks in their environment, the most effective mitigation strategies, and how to respond to emergencies. The main goal of this type of training is to promote a culture of safety in the workplace, preventing accidents, injuries, and fatalities in the process, ensuring compliance with regulations, and improving overall productivity.

Benefits

According to the BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), almost half of all falls, slips, and trips in 2021 occurred in the construction industry. Unfortunately, the numbers do not seem to decrease, meaning there is more to do to prop up safety in this high-risk environment.

By increasing awareness through regular construction site safety training, workers can protect themselves and others. Here are some specifics:

Increased knowledge of safety hazards

Construction workers face assorted risks on site. Aside from falls and trips, they could get struck by objects, electrocuted, and caught between objects like heavy machinery.

Doubling down on these dangers through comprehensive onboarding and daily toolbox meetings helps workers be more alert while they work.

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Behavior-Based Safety

Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) is a process that focuses on peoples behavior and how that impacts safety.

When creating a training program, companies should have a holistic understanding of their workers attention and actions in a particular working environment and their reasons for taking risks (e.g., conscious choices, habits, and obstacles). Positive reinforcement and peer-to-peer mentoring should also be encouraged.

Construction Sustainability

Sustainable construction is not just about using renewable and recyclable resources for building. One good example of this is PtD (Prevention through Design), a process aimed at creating green designs that prioritize the safety of the workers and the end users.

Companies should not ignore innovations like these and bring them to the fore by including them in their training programs.

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    • Efficiently manage training content, like bite-sized modules, instructional videos, and quizzes, by organizing them in a content library and allowing workers to access the library at their convenience.
    • Make the necessary adjustments and improvements to training programs by leveraging built-in analytics to compare needs analysis with the workers’ progress, completion, and retention.
    • Prepare all resources needed for training through digital inspection checklists from the Public Library for induction talks, safety protocols, toolbox meetings, equipment checks, and many more.
    • Ensure assigned personnel are well- equipped for any session by delegating the task to them beforehand, defining their role, and providing them with the necessary resources.
    • Minimize disruptions to the operations by scheduling training sessions and ascertain that participants won’t miss them by sending notifications and reminders via Heads Up.
    • Comply with regulations by generating completion reports with photos and videos.
    • Systematize the HR’s employee document repository by digitizing forms for attendance, task completion, and certifications.
    • Promote seamless collaboration among different departments by making sure everyone is on the same page with the help of software integrations like HR and LMS.
    Eunice Arcilla Caburao
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    Eunice Arcilla Caburao

    SafetyCulture Content Contributor
    Eunice Caburao is a content contributor for SafetyCulture. A registered nurse, theater stage manager, Ultimate Frisbee athlete, and mother, she has written a wide range of topics for over a decade. Eunice draws upon her rich, multidisciplinary background to create informative articles about emerging topics on health, safety, and workplace efficiency.

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