Employers with high-risk workplaces must take extra care and precautions to make their workplace as safe as possible and this is especially true of construction companies where workers frequently are working on roadways, in and around heavy, moving equipment.
It has been a year since a man died on an Interstate 495 construction site in Massachusetts after being struck by a truck backing up in the closed travel lane.
His death has lead to a campaign for greater safety awareness among construction employers, subcontractors and trucking firms and employees.
Laws are being proposed, known as “Rob’s Law,” to outfit trucks with rear motion sensors and other safety devices. (workersxzcompxzkit).
Effective “due diligence” by ALL high-risk workplace employers implemented BEFORE a tragic workplace accident happens, is the most effective way to protect workers and promote the safest workplace environment.
Author: Robert Elliott, J.D.
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