Greetings, readers! This month’s issue of Walls & Ceilings includes our annual scaffolding/safety supplement, High on Safety. I urge you to pay special attention to the information in this supplement and share it with all field employees.
There’s more to safety than equipment and gear. It’s also attitude and priorities. It’s making a conscious effort to work safely, to slow down and to pay attention. Construction professionals are often a “tough guy” bunch. That is (and I’m no better), men tend to downplay injuries of any sort. Many working men have screwed-up hands, joints, knees, etc., simply because while young, paid no heed to what they were doing to their bodies. This comes back to haunt one later in life. Don’t be so tough! If it hurts, get it checked. Macho pride isn’t going to do much good when one is sore all the time.