Home framers have one of the most dangerous but important jobs when you’re constructing a house. Without a frame, you don’t have a structure for your walls, floors, wiring, and roofing. However, when your employees are framing, they have to stand on high ladders, work on areas without much support, and use dangerous machinery.
Because of these hazards, the construction sector is one of the most dangerous industries in the United States. As your construction insurance solutions provider tells you, putting safety first is one of the best ways to avoid injuries and delays. Read on to learn about the most common ways for framers to get injured and how you can prevent these accidents.
Making Contact With Moving Objects
It’s easy for tools such as hammers and nails to slip out of your framers’ toolbelts. When these items fall from several stories, they can cause devastating injuries if they strike other workers. Also, if your framers are working on the ground floor, people driving forklifts, bulldozers, and excavators can hit them.
Falling
When framers work on the upper stories of a new house, they have an increased chance of falling. Whether they’re working on the roof or climbing a ladder, it’s easy for them to slip or lose their grip. While falls are not always fatal, they also cause long-term disabilities.
Getting Stuck
There are many places for your framers to get trapped on your construction site. When you’re digging a trench for better drainage or excavating an area near them for another foundation, it’s easy for them to get caught.
Getting Electrocuted
If your electrical team is working on a house’s wiring while your framers are still installing the house’s main structure, they could get electrocuted. Also, the tools that they use can cause electric shocks if they’re exposed to water or if they’re not used properly.
Safety Tips for Framing Contractors
Because of these threats, it’s important for you to enforce the following safety tips whenever your framers are working. Your construction insurance solutions provider may have additional regulations that you must follow to retain coverage.
Your framers must always wear extensive personal protective equipment, which includes hard hats, steel-toed boots, high-visibility vests, and protective goggles. Earplugs are a good idea when they’re operating loud equipment.
Before starting work each day, talk to your framing crew about how the work went the day before, address any safety problems you’ve noticed, and notify them about any new hazards. For example, if your electrical crew is installing wiring, point out where they’ll be working.
Finally, hold regular safety training when you remind your employees about your PPE standards, ladder rules, and tool guidelines. These can take place during your morning briefings, but you should also have more extensive ones a few times a month.
About Hako Risk & Insurance
Count on Hako Risk & Insurance to handle all your construction insurance needs. Whether you specialize in framing, roofing, or scaffolding, we have reliable, comprehensive, and affordable insurance programs. To learn about all of our policies, from workers’ compensation insurance to business interruption insurance, call us at 844-850-440 or fill out our online form.
