NCCER in the News: CNR — Safe Jobsites Drive, Not Hinder Productivity
NCCER President and CEO Boyd Worsham was quoted in a recent article by Construction News and Review (CNR). The article discusses how high safety standards support long-term productivity for contractors, rather than the misconception that it can slow work down.
Article exerpt:
Construction safety professionals say a well-organized and safe site ensures materials and equipment are stored and moved efficiently, which saves time and prevents waste.
“We plan for safety at the same time that we plan for everything else,” says Boyd Worsham, president of the National Center for Construction Education and Research. “Safety is not a separate topic. One of the common challenges in safety is when we don’t have what we need to be safe…and then we’re temped to cut corners,” he adds. “But if we plan for what we need and use the equipment properly, it all pays off. It’s all an interconnected process.”
Seeing instead of just looking, he says, is essential with regard to maintaining a safe, productive jobsite. “The average contractor wants to do this – to see rather than just to look – but all too frequently, people don’t recognize the hazard because they’re not being observant enough or it’s just not a skillset they’ve developed. When you take that action, you make a safer jobsite and it becomes more productive.”
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