How poor safety costs your construction company money

"We always hear excuses that safety costs money, but poor safety and accidents cost money."

The costs of poor construction safety

Poor safety could result in additional costs due to:

It resulting in an accident which may result in:

• ​management requiring time to investigate
• the worker being absent for a period of time while being paid
• a key worker, such as a crane or excavator operator, or a supervisor, being injured, resulting in other workers being unable to work affectively, or even a section of work standing
• a key piece of equipment being damaged
• ​completed work being damaged, resulting in repair costs and delays to the project
• an increase in insurance premiums
• poor morale which impacts productivity
• the construction project being closed down  by the client, or a government body, for safety violations ​
• ​fines being imposed

unsafe work conditions also affect productivity

Poor safety measures also waste money

​Inappropriate implementation of safety measures could result in:

• potential safety issues not being addressed
  
  
• additional expenses being incurred due to unnecessary safety procedures being implemented

Poor construction safety costs lives and money

​Poor safety performance will reflect poorly on the contractor and clients may not award projects to a contractor whose safety is poor.

​Poor safety costs money, but more importantly it can cost lives, and change lives forever. Poor safety on your construction project could even claim your life. No construction project or construction schedule should risk people's health or life.
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"Poor safety on your construction project could even claim your life"

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