If you’re tempted to skip this article because you think safety is boring, consider that having a safety program might help you and your crew avoid injury or death at work. Also consider the cost of an accident: workers’ comp bills, legal fees, higher insurance premiums, damage to your clients’ property, time spent finding new help, and lost building days. More than one-third of job-site injuries result in at least a month away from work. That’s a lot of time — and money — lost. A safety program helps keep that money, which you’ve spent hours straining and sweating to earn, where it belongs — safely inside your wallet. Not to mention that having a safety plan is required by OSHA, which, by the way, levies fines for infractions.
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