{"id":15973,"date":"2016-04-20T22:33:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T02:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=15973"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:01:13","slug":"construction-safety-infographic-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/construction-safety-infographic-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Safety Infographic: Construction Accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c7bafe5b-c4c9-4d59-a745-24d4e15ce480\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The numbers on daily construction-related deaths in the U.S. are pretty eye-opening. Construction is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous industries, largely due to four major types of accidents. This makes it crucial to focus on improving safety and reducing hazards on the job site.<\/p>\n<p>According to OSHA, &#8220;construction is a high-hazard industry that involves a range of activities such as building, altering, and repairing structures. This includes residential work, bridge construction, road paving, excavation, demolition, and large-scale painting projects. Workers in this field face serious risks like falls from heights, unguarded machinery, getting hit by heavy equipment, electrocution, exposure to silica dust, and asbestos.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>OSHA also notes that &#8220;about 6.5 million people are employed at around 252,000 construction sites nationwide each day. The fatal injury rate in construction is higher than the national average across all industries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Key hazards in construction include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Falls from heights<\/li>\n<li>Trench and scaffold collapses<\/li>\n<li>Electric shocks and arc flashes\/blasts<\/li>\n<li>Not using proper personal protective equipment (PPE)<\/li>\n<li>Repetitive motion injuries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more detailed information, you can check out OSHA\u2019s resources or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Labor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"infographic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Construction-Infographic1-3.png\" alt=\"Construction safety infographic\" width=\"900\" height=\"2802\" \/><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 10px;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Share this infographic on your favorite social media outlet!<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 10px;\">\n<ul class=\"social-buttons share social-bottom\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 220px;\">\n<li class=\"twitter\">Twitter<\/li>\n<li class=\"facebook\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare_channel%2F%3Ftype%3Dreshare%26link%3D%2Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.atlantictraining.com%252Fblog%252Fconstruction-safety-infographic-2%252F%26app_id%3D966242223397117%26source_surface%3Dexternal_reshare%26display%26hashtag\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"linkedin\">Linked in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center; padding: 10px; margin-top: -10px;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Or, embed this on your site! (Just copy and paste the code, we do ask that you include a short intro that links to us)<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin-top: 15px;\"><textarea cols=\"45\" rows=\"4\">&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/&#8221;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8217;https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Construction-Infographic1-3.png&#8217; width=&#8221;600&#8243; border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/textarea><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Related Category: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/catalog\/construction-safety-training\"> Construction Safety Training <\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The numbers on daily construction-related deaths in the U.S. are pretty eye-opening. Construction is consistently ranked as one of the most dangerous industries, largely due to four major types of accidents. 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