Why Every Crew Should Implement a Safety Program for Construction Projects

Do you know what to do if someone in your crew injures themselves using an excavator or other piece of construction equipment? If you’ve implemented a safety program for construction, you’ll know how to help your crew protect themselves from injuries or even death while on the job. Synergy Equipment values the safety of construction crews. Here, we provide some guidelines for construction safety:

Benefits of Implementing a Safety Program for Construction

Why should you establish a safety program for construction? The simple answer: It protects your company’s most important asset—your employees. Serious injuries and illness can significantly disrupt your operations, affecting your employees’ physical and mental health as well as slowing down a project and costing money. When you create a safety program beforehand, you’ll protect your employees and prevent serious disruptions.

Make Your Safety Program Proactive

Agencies like OSHA recommend that your construction safety program is proactive and preventative. By acting beforehand, you can find and fix hazards on the site before they can injure anyone or cause them to get sick. This can mean everything from training your employees to safely handle equipment to testing that equipment thoroughly so it won’t break down on the job. It also means making sure employees are healthy, prepared, and able to communicate effectively

Safety is Always a Priority at Synergy

One thing contractors in construction can be assured of when they use equipment from Synergy—is that their equipment, whether new or used, will be serviced, well-maintained, and ready to be safely used on the job site. Should you ever have any problems with our equipment while on the job, you can call our service team out 24/7 to make repairs. 

Twenty-four-hour service is just one of the benefits of working with us. We carry one of the largest fleets of construction equipment in the southeast from leading manufacturers like Doosan and Bobcat to meet any need. Contact us to find out more or check out our blog.   

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