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General safety considerations of a job site
From the course: On the Job Site: Construction
General safety considerations of a job site
(upbeat music) - We hear a lot these days about technology penetrating the construction industry. And I say, it's about time. One of the biggest areas that we see technology making an in-road into the construction industry is in the use of safety. And we have all kinds of possibilities for future advances in this area like wearables that track a person's location, their heartbeat, and their stress levels so that we can make sure people are okay while they're working on job sites. I'll tell you that one of the reasons that we've had such an evolution in the way we think about safety and construction is because quite frankly, our record on safety in our industry here is not that great. For example, in years past, we've built things like the Hoover Dam and the Empire State Building and these great projects. And unfortunately, we've counted fatalities on those projects in terms of number of fatalities per week. That's just not acceptable. You may have even heard some of the statistics…
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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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