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technologies that, in the day-to-day fifight of just doing a project, many contractors in small shops just don’t have time to fifit it in,” Sizemore said.
To help primarily small and mid-size shops, ABC has
educational webinars.
Construction’s Health and Safety Horizon
Just like many of the edifices it produces, the construction industry itself reflects the ever-changing societies and cultures in which it exists. As the world evolves, companies will have to evolve along with it. How well they manage this change will determine how successful they are at taking their safety efforts to new levels.
At the U.K. company, change management today is strongly linked with sustainability. “It’s driven by our customers and shareholders alike,” says the company’s head of safety and health. “As this is a renewed focus, outputs so far are not quantifiable, but our objectives stretch to 2030 on this topic.”
Technology in the form of a change management software tool has been the nexus for change management efforts at the oil and gas firm. “Prior to that, we had a paper-based tool, but this provides a way to analyze the risk associated with change, to engage the stakeholders and to monitor and measure the
implementation of that change,” said the company representative. In Sizemore’s view, the traditional focus on a construction worker’s physical safety will be widened in the coming years to include what ABC refers to as Total Human Health.4 ThThis concept considers the entire well-being of an employee, encompassing not only physical safety but also mental health, addressing issues such
as anxiety, depression and suicide.
The pandemic may, in the long run, prove to be a spur to
action around this issue, he notes.
“It has created an increased risk for depression and anxiety.
The isolation of social distancing has had a significant impact on people, and we need to take this as an opportunity to improve our industry and expand our safety dedication.”
Greg Enright is a veteran writer, reporter and editor who has written extensively Health and Safety and often writes for Intelex Technologies.
REFERENCES
1. https://www.osha.gov/top10citedstandards
2. https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NIOSH-FACE/Default.cshtml?state=ALL&Incident_
Year=ALL&Category2=0005&Submit=Submit
3. https://abc.org/Education-Training/Tech-Alliance 4. https://abc.org/Safety/Preparedness4
launched its Tech Alliance
3 program, a group of 13 construction technology companies that collaborate on tech resources for the association, including a beta testing/free technology program and
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