It is easy to become complacent in any line of work. Once you have been doing a certain job for a long time, you become extremely comfortable and confident, which allows you to carry out almost any task as second nature. Work becomes like muscle memory and you find yourself carrying out almost every task without really thinking about it.
Whilst this can be a benefit in many industries or workplaces, in those which are potentially dangerous, complacency can be extremely dangerous. As such, the best way to keep any construction site safe is to ensure that there is someone always present that has a very firm grasp of construction health and safety to ensure that corners aren’t cut that could be potentially dangerous, simply due to complacency.
Even those with a huge amount of construction experience can benefit from construction skills training. Should an accident occur on site, there can be many extreme repercussions, from the loss of revenue and damage to reputation through to more serious issues such as paralysis or death.
Whilst risk assessments may well have been carried out, it is easy to overlook many suggested precautions as time goes by and many new risks can present themselves at any time. By offering construction skills training to site managers or supervisors you can be certain that you always have someone on site charged with considering the safety of the workforce. From understanding how and when equipment should be checked to simply knowing which practices always need to be followed in a certain way, having someone with knowledge of construction health and safety on site at all times is likely to be invaluable.
On top of this, it can save you having to pay excessive amounts for consultants to come in and tell you what members of your staff should already know, helping you to always be safer and, in the long run, save a great deal of money.
