From the course: On the Job Site: Construction
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Danger tape vs. caution tape
From the course: On the Job Site: Construction
Danger tape vs. caution tape
- People talk about construction sites being dangerous places. And there's a good reason for that. Construction sites are really unique in that we've got a lot of different companies and trades working together, next to each other, all out here on the same job site and that presents some interesting issues. So for example, it's one thing if it's my company, for me to train my employees to do things safely, kinda like you see over here in the background. But the problem is, even though I'm doing things correctly and safely over here, because my people are trained to understand it and work with it, I might be creating a hazard for everyone else that's walking on the job site, that has no idea what I'm doing over here. So what we do is we have a set of rules and we expect everybody on this project to know what the rules are. For example, we put up red danger tape. That's different then yellow caution tape. And there's a good reason for that. Red danger tape means, if you don't belong…
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Construction master schedule2m 22s
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A fresh perspective on the construction industry6m 8s
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Making sense of what you see on a job site2m 41s
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Understanding why screened fences exist1m 38s
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General safety considerations of a job site2m 25s
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Danger tape vs. caution tape2m 10s
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Stairs are much safer than ladders2m 10s
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Operating cranes on a job site2m 57s
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Prefabrication applied on a job site2m 39s
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Creating solutions to short-term job-site needs2m 15s
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How important is concrete on a job site?3m
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Ways to monitor safety and security on a job site2m 33s
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Engineering of the foundation slab of a job2m 58s
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What types of software are used in construction?2m 54s
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How 360-degree images help in job-site inspections2m
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