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Ensuring Safety for Outdoor Workers This Summer
Posted on 07/18 by Erin Helms
As a leading staffing agency, LaborMAX takes pride in supplying safe and reliable temporary workers for construction and roadwork projects. With the busy summer season upon us, it's crucial to ensure the safety of our outdoor workers. Here are essential safety tips to help our temporary staff stay protected on the job.
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Tagged #FlaggingSafety #ConstructionSafety #ConstructionStaffing #DayLaborStaffing
Safety Considerations for Construction Cleanup Crews
Posted on 05/22 by Erin Helms
Safety is the most important thing for all employees, but that’s especially true for cleanup and construction crews. When starting to clean a work site, remember these six hazards to best protect yourself and your crew.
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Tagged #ConstructionSafety #ConstructionStaffing #BellinghamStaffingAgency #LexingtonStaffing
Construction Safety Week in May
Posted on 04/18 by Erin Helms
With the return of spring comes Construction Safety Week! Everyone has a responsibility and a role to play when it comes to keeping workers safe on construction sites. Each spring, we dedicate a week in May to providing smart, sensible, actionable advice to promote safe working environments for construction workers. Here are the topics for this year's Construction Safety Week, taking place May 6-10, 2024:
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Tagged #ConstructionSafety #WilmingtonStaffing #DundalkStaffing #NewportStaffingAgency
Construction Site Safety Guidelines
Posted on 01/18 by Erin Helms
There’s a reason construction workers wear hardhats: These are dangerous, risky jobs in which there’s a lot of machinery, tools, heavy components, maybe some incredibly high temperatures and heights, all needed to do the job correctly. The slightest distraction could result in a rather serious injury. But working in construction doesn’t mean injury is unavoidable — it just means being mindful and cautious, paying attention to what you’re doing and being observant of the environment around you. Here are 10 important safety rules to keep in mind when you work at a construction site.
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Tagged #ConstructionLaborAgency #ConstructionSafety #ConstructionStaffingFairfield
Outdoor Construction Worker Safety
Posted on 06/22 by Erin Helms
Construction workers work outside, which means weather conditions are a significant factor in the safety of your employees. Outdoor construction workers endure exposure to many hazards depending on the type of work, geographic region, season and duration of time spent outside. Four significant dangers for construction workers include strong winds, temperature, lightning, and heavy rain.
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Tagged #SafetyResources #ContructionJobs #ConstructionSafety
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How to Stand Out as a Seasonal Worker: Tips for Success
Congratulations, you’ve made the smart decision to take a temporary seasonal job! Your bank account will thank you for the extra deposits from now through the end of the year, or whenever the job ends. But if you’re between full-time jobs, or if you’re thinking about changing careers, a temporary job, even if it’s a seasonal one, can be the starting point of a brand new career. You’re giving yourself the opportunity to meet people who might be able to help you advance your career in the future or, if you’re fortunate enough, you might be making an excellent case for your temporary manager to want to hire you full-time at the end of the season. It’s in your best interest to make a great impression during your seasonal job and stand out from people who are just there for the extra cash. Here’s how to stand out as a seasonal employee and set yourself up for success in the future.
Read more >>Vehicle and Equipment Safety for Colder Seasons
We’re so close to needing to put away all of our summer gear in exchange for the boots, gloves, hats and heavy coats required for working in the cold and snow of winter. Whether winter for you means temperatures dropping below 40 degrees or facing the potential of blizzards and ice storms, it’s important to keep safety top of mind as the seasons change — especially when heavy equipment is involved, or if you might need to drive on icy roads. Here are a few important safety tips to keep in mind for the cold months ahead.
Read more >>What Your Employees Want From Your Company
Stand out as a desirable company to work for, and retain your best talent, by understanding what your employees really want. It’s a common refrain from managers and HR offices in the past few years -- “Nobody wants to work anymore!” For what it’s worth, that’s a complaint that has been voiced for more than 100 years; everything old is new again. The truth is that people don’t want to work for less than what they’re worth; they don’t want to be told to be grateful just for having a job that pays them and they don’t want to feel like they have to sacrifice their personal lives and time for a job that doesn’t appreciate them. As a manager, you might be on the defensive already and that’s understandable. But take a moment and consider what your employees actually want from your company before skipping on to your next piece of reading material. Here’s what employees want:
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