Traditional safety measures like basic weatherproofing and standard ... Current regulations for construction site safety often focus on general guidelines such as proper equipment, worker training ...

Service and maintenance vehicles, as well as construction ... Worker safety planning is another factor, with a trained person designated by the employer conducting a basic hazard assessment ...

"This year, we are underlining the need to double down on basic health and safety, to prevent accidents from occurring," said Dermot Carey, Director of Safety and Training at the Construction ...

One of those, sadly, is accidents at construction sites ... to impose any sense of change or enforcement of the most basic safety measures. Over the years, we have seen a drive by the authorities ...

"It's like a safe way of failing essentially," said safety manager Heather Jameson. The training is a new way construction companies are keeping safe, even as projects in the city boom.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Improving Construction site safety is top of mind for the state. In 2020, there were 1,008 construction site deaths across the state, and 24 of those were in Virginia.