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Job-Site Safety Institute and Comer Construction Pilot Launch a Type II Safety Helmet

The incident occurred while employees were replacing a drill bit on a horizontal drilling machine

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Noise comes with the job, permanent hearing loss does not have to. Modern PPE can help drillers communicate clearly, work safely and protect their hearing for the long haul.

When an unsafe shortcut gets the job done, it can quickly start to feel like experience. Instead of asking, “What were you thinking?” after something goes wrong, ask why the decision made sense in the first place, and what could make the safer choice easier next time.

Drilling crews are continuing full shifts even as air quality alerts intensify. Many don't have the right respiratory protection, or even realize what they have won't actually protect them

Safety culture isn't built through posters and checklists alone. It relies on understanding your workforce: how employees learn, and what leaders do after the training’s over.