For a large home renovation or huge construction project, workers often rely on scaffolding to provide stability and height. Unfortunately, these temporary structures can fail leading to a collapse. Based on the height of the scaffolding, any tools on the structure or...

Construction site owners in California may want to consider the following steps that will help ensure worker safety. There are four major steps, and the first is to plan ahead long before a given project begins. As part of this preparation, owners must identify...

When a California resident decides to dig on his or her property, a call can be made, and someone will come out and mark underground hazards such as cable lines, water pipes and electrical lines. This not only helps ensure the safety of the resident, but also the...

Most California construction companies and their subcontractors do what they can to ensure the safety of their workers. Even so, no amount of safety policies, procedures or equipment can remove every hazard from a construction site. Even under the best circumstances,...

Many California residents are anxiously awaiting the change of seasons when the mornings are crisp and the leaves change colors. However, even as autumn is rapidly approaching, a heat-related workplace injury is still a possibility. It is not unheard of for parts of...

California construction workers are exposed to numerous hazards while on the job. Many of those dangers are obvious, but at least one could cause a silent but deadly workplace injury that may not manifest for months or years after exposure -- asbestos. Knowing more...

To our north, in the city of Mission Viejo, a construction worker was killed and another was injured after they both touched some electrical wires last month while working at the Mission Viejo High School. But while the accident is a terrible tragedy that might have...

Work was stopped at a construction site at the San Diego International Airport. According to officials, work will not resume until the cause of a recent fatal construction accident is determined. The incident occurred in the Midway area where a rental car facility is...

Anytime scaffolding is going to put workers more than 15 feet off the ground, certain permits are required. Failure to obtain these permits could result in a citation. Further, if a construction accident occurs on such scaffolding, the California division of the...

California construction workers are well aware that numerous dangers exist on a construction site. Even when workers are careful and employers provide adequate safety training and equipment, a construction accident is possible. Recently, an out-of-state worker was...