Hygiene tips to follow on construction sites

Come to think of it, many people don’t pay attention to hygiene when the word construction comes to it. Most of the passerby or people outside of the construction industry think of wind blowing dust, heavy hammering, and loud drilling as the construction industry normal.

Though some of it is true as yes, the construction industry workers are known for heavy lifting and handling dangerous materials, without which our homes and skyscrapers were never possible.

Susceptible to germ attacks

This dangerous handling of material makes the construction industry workers susceptible to germ attacks and other horrible outcomes. We are not talking about construction site safety guidelines because that is whole another topic and while one might be related with another, hygiene tips are usually considered a different subject.

Worker safety

According to health authorities that keep tabs on worker safety and hygiene expressed grave concerns about the huge number of people being affected by dangerous carcinogens and ingestible particles – those humungous piles of guidelines are apparently failing to safeguard people right? No, it isn’t like it. Employers, owners and at times workers themselves ignore these guidelines for an easy way out which ultimately results in occupational hazard. Every year millions of workers around the globe lose their lives due to work related incidents.

Handling suits

People who are working in spray, paint, tan, or other aerosol producing industries need to cover themselves in proper suits before they can work. That is not only for safety purposes but also hygiene because as soon they get in the suit and start doing their work. Their suits become contaminated externally and now if they don’t take hygienic measures while handling suits they can get exposed to potential pathogens.

Washing hands

Hand washing stations with bar soap and water should be established at different places throughout the construction site so that workers have access to water before eating, drinking, smoking, or doing any other thing. Unwashed hands might add to the problem.

The health authorities believe that other alternatives not involving soap like hand sanitizer and other air dryers are not as effective as bar soap and water. It becomes really difficult to get rid of those tough stains and dark spills on hands. Neither can one remove stains nor kills germs with these other methods therefore it is more than important to wash hands frequently while on site. From bacteria, mold, parasites, toxic plants, to dangerous animals, construction workers can get exposed to any of these at any time during work. Think of the dangers that these brave men/women are dealing with.

Management should also get all the surfaces that are used for eating, interacting, and sitting around cleaned with proper surface cleaners so that germ hotspots can be eliminated. Germs can really build up a colony without us even seeing and because there is so much going on at a construction site, it’s easy to forget these things. Therefore management should make sure that all of these hygiene tips are being followed.