Category: Construction Safety

Our industry is embracing safety more than ever, most especially with the outbreak of COVID, and every worker in our industry deserves a big thank you.  The efforts of all our workers are reducing risks and accidents on our projects.  This week we have been discussing the importance of total ...

OSHA has set its annual National Safety Stand-Down event to prevent falls for May 3-7. It marks the eighth year that OSHA has held the event that encourages employers to talk to employees about fall prevention and fall hazards, one of the top safety violations cited by inspectors. “Companies can conduct a ...

Safety is a value that we all need to practice, not just in the workplace, but at home too.  From fatigue to drug abuse, we need to embrace safety in everything we do.  Are you or a coworker working so many hours that you are too tired to work or ...

Langston Construction is celebrating CONSTRUCTION SAFETY WEEK and OSHA NATIONAL STAND-DOWN TO PREVENT FALLS IN CONSTRUCTION Monday, May 3rd – Friday, May 7th.  For this week, Langston is providing our focused lessons for each day. Mental awareness is critically important for workers to stay safe.  Mental distractions can rob a ...

On April 9th, Langston Construction joined the Associated General Contractors of America for a nationwide stand down to focus on educating employees and subcontractors on COVID-19 safety and stopping the spread of the virus. Langston presented their COVID-19 Response Plan details to employees, subcontractors, and suppliers, as well as reviewed ...

Langston Construction Company is celebrating their 50th anniversary! There is much in that half century to celebrate, say principals Evan Sowell and Jim Roberts. They know you don’t get to stay in business, much less be successful, for that long if you cut corners. Success requires honesty, work ethic, breadth ...

Langston Construction congratulates Safety Professionals, John Shrewsberry and Gerri LaBarge, for receiving their Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. “The STSC is intended for construction supervisors, managers, superintendents, forepersons, crew chiefs, and craftspeople who have responsibilities to maintain safe conditions and practices on construction ...

There are several “3 C’s of Safety”; there are even the 3 E’s of safety: Commitment, Communication, Consistency Choice, Culture, Communications Care, Concentration, Caution Compliance Safety, Carrier Safety, Common Sense Safety Communication, Common Sense, Connection Education, Evaluation, Enforcement   All of these C’s (and E’s) are extremely important.  At Langston ...

A job safety analysis (JSA) is a procedure which helps integrate accepted safety and health principles and practices into a particular task or job operation. In a JSA, each basic step of the job is to identify potential hazards and to recommend the safest way to do the job. What ...

Langston Construction is honoring their employees, subcontractors, industry partners, and the construction industry by highlighting the importance of safety and ZERO UNSAFE BEHAVIORS during SAFETY WEEK 2019. Langston is emphasizing NATIONAL FALL PREVENTION SAFETY STAND-DOWN activities to communicate Langston’s commitment to ensuring our team’s safe work environment. SAFETY WEEK – ...