BCSP and NCCER Partnership Strengthens Construction Safety and Career Pathways
The following article was originally published in the NCCER Newsroom: [node:read-more:link]
Safety is paramount in construction. It must be top of mind at all times. The construction industry has taken great steps to create safe worksites and it is paying off. As Construction Citizen has reported, the injury rate on construction sites in Texas over the last decade has fallen 50 percent. That progress can only be maintained through vigilance on every job site every minute of every day.
The National Safety Council (NSC) observes June as National Safety Month, a time for everyone to reconnect to 
Authored by Ed Davidson and originally posted on LinkedIn:
In 1996, the National Safety Council (NSC) began the annual observance in June of National Safety Month- a time to re-evaluate safety procedures and the many ways to prevent injury or death. According to the NSC, preventable injuries are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Therefore, taking time to talk about safety and ways to prevent injuries is time well spent. 
Authored by Ed Davidson and 
Preventable injuries, or “accidents,” are the fourth leading cause of U.S. deaths. Therefore, employers and workers must do everything possible to prevent these injuries from occurring. For more than 100 years, the National Safety Council (NSC) has advocated for workplace safety. 
When planning work tasks for the day and addressing hazards, it is easy to get caught up on the big hazards. Crews focus on issues such as falls, electrocution, material handling and so on. While these hazards need to be taken seriously and properly addressed, the bigger hazards often take away the attention from the little things. 
Many worksite injuries are caused by accidents involving ladders that are not placed or used 
The 7th Annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls, postponed due to COVID-19, was rescheduled for the week of September 14-18. 