Factors of Construction Accidents
All workplaces even the minimalist and seemed to be the simple one such as offices still have naturally existing risks. This are caused by the environment’s inorganization, human errors, and even negligence of either employer or employee in general.
Especially in work places where it is an industrial environment such as a construction site. Expectedly, there are numerous factors that could cause an either major or minor accident ranging from mentioned causes such as human error up to environment and nature of work and results’ severity is determined by how many factors has been involved and what the current condition of the person being caught up in the recent accident.
In this blog, we are going to talk about these factors specifically and how they occur in the first place as well as thorough explanation to avoid these things. Here are some common factors of a construction accident: 
Dehydration
Since construction sites or construction activitise are mostly done outside and workers are usually exposed from sun rays, but it is unusual for them not to receive enough water and end up being tired or worse being dehydrated. Failing to drink adequate amount of water while working could cause few bodily issues such as cardiac conditions and even heat strokes on worse scale and in hindsight, this generally cause employees to feel easily tired and out of focus which could lessen their productivity and being prone to stress and may cause the employee to being involved in an accident.
Hazardous Materials
Majority of accidents that has resulted in broken bones, lacerations, amputations, traumatic brain injuries, and even death stemmed from miscarriage of hazardous materials or performing a task with one of those materials without wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Provision of the employer with proper reading material containing safety data sheets and manual of each potential harming materials could give employees adequate amount on knowledge on how to work and deal with each materials inside the workplace while accomplishing the job.
Trips and Falls
In a common scene in construction site, uneven surfaces, laying materials all over floors, equipments are randomly putted on over or under employees, and unexpected cuts on surface which may caught every person pass through these hazards off-guard and may result in a case of trips or falls accidents.
Lifting
Over the years, lifting has been a major contributor of musculoskeletal diseases and issues obtained from work in the world. Bad lifting forms and lifting itself could cause long-term injuries and even diseases that usually appear after an employee retires from specific lifting works. Oftentimes, along with tripping or slipping, employees who lift are prone to sprain, strain, or even a tear on a part on muscle.
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