Austin Construction Employers Chided!

It's been pretty "quiet" in my little world lately. But yesterday, the Austin Newspaper American-Statesman hit us in the back of the head when they reported on a 68 page study "Building Austin, Building Injustice." That study states that the construction industry in the Austin area is "rampant with poor and dangerous working conditions."

The report goes on to say that 64% of construction workers had received no basic safety and health training. Pretty sad isn't it. In my experience, training is the single most important function of the safety professional. Without training, and commitment by management, safety won't exist on a jobsite.

Did you know that Texas had 23,900 construction injuries in 2007? Did you know that Texas had 142 construction fatalities in 2007? And with that, Texas has taken the lead over Florida!

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