Health And Safety

Root cause analysis further shows that accidents can happen because of poorly-maintained or defective hand-held tools. Tools must regularly be checked and repaired to ensure the highest levels of safety and productivity. Accidents can also be caused by organizational deficiencies in managing health and safety. This can be for example with regards to training, certification and controlling these things. The work environment plays an additional role in occupational health and safety. Effects such as weather, darkness, or working at heights pose further risks that can result in accidents.

Accidents on construction sites do not just happen, they are caused through different factors. As a matter of fact, two thirds of all accidents happen because of human behavior. Why? The construction industry employs a high percentage of unskilled or untrained labor. Risks can easily be misjudged or simply ignored. It is of great importance that workers are properly and effectively trained.

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FOUR FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH AND SAFETY ON THE JOB-SITE

Person

Issues related to behavior, lack of knowledge, lack of experience, inattention, misjudgment of risk, misuse and manipulation of PPE or equipment.

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Organization and leadership

Issues related to inadequate instructions and training, planning and work planning, or control and coordination of staff

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Work environment

Issues related to weather, darkness, noise, distraction, working at heights or in machinery danger zones.

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Tools

Issues related to defective machinery, poorly maintained tools, missing instruction manuals

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Health and safety issues

Serious job-sites accidents and work-related health problems can be caused by one or a combination of these elements

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With all this in mind, we place a strong focus on supporting the prevention of accidents on the jobsite. Accidents have emotional as well as economic consequences.

We want everyone to feel safe and work safely on the jobsite as much as our customers do. Ultimately, a work environment geared towards improved workers’ health and safety results in higher productivity and peace of mind for all stakeholders.

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HILTI'S SERVICES TO IMPROVE USER HEALTH AND SAFETY

What steps have Hilti account managers and engineers taken to adapt to the new normal?

Hilti representatives are ready to consult with you virtually or face to face to help improve safety and productivity on your projects.

Your safety is our priority so strict hygiene measures will be adopted including the following:

• Wear appropriate face masks and PPE at all times during a visit
  
• Maintain social distancing at all times and meet in open spaces when possible
• Understand and follow your safety expectations; both on-site and office visits
• Clean all tools and equipment with alcohol-based solutions before and after use

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Hilti’s HSE Services Solutions

We support your prevention program with services for your people, tools, and organization.

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HSE organization, manage data

More transparency on the compliance status of staff and tools by managing certificates and data.

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Tools, mobile tool guide

Mobile access to tool data: service status, user manuals and more to make safe & healthy decisions.

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Tools, rapid maintenance

We offer transparent warranties and simple and fast repairs, so you have safe tools for your job.

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HILTI'S PRODUCT INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE USER HEALTH AND SAFETY

Our innovative technologies are designed to help with the following:

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Dust  

Our Dust Removal Systems (DRS) vacuum dust efficiently right at its source. We also offer alternative working methods such as direct fastening.

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Hand arm vibration

Hilti's Active Vibration Reduction (AVR) reduces vibration by two-thirds compared to conventional technologies. It also helps to avoid related health problems and allows our products and tools to be used for longer.

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Working at heights  

Working at heights is one of the most common causes of injury in the construction industry. Our systems can help, including our Active Torque Control (ATC) technology, cordless power tools, the DX pole tool, rapid “twist and lock” installation channel assembly systems and our laser measuring and alignment tools.

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Ergonomic products  

All our products are designed to be ergonomic, which means for example well fitted hand-grip design, optimized weight and balance of the tool, application and handling oriented product design.

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Noise  

Noise onsite is a serious risk to hearing loss, and we are continually working to reduce the noise levels of our tools and technologies

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Green building – Clean-Tec  

Our own label “Clean-Tec” strives to achieve a low impact on the environment and support all green building standards. A well selected group of products in key applications carry the Clean-Tec logo. This shows they exceed statutory requirements and meet green building standards, such as LEED, BREEAM, DGNB and HQE. This allows them to contribute to your green building certification, increase building efficiency and help to protect human health and the environment.

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