Women working in construction face unique safety challenges—from poorly fitted PPE to underreported incidents and lack of representation. But they’re also leading the charge when it comes to changing the status quo. By driving innovation, influencing policy, and demanding safer work environments, women are playing a powerful role in reshaping safety culture across the industry. 

February is Heart Month, a time to focus on the importance of cardiovascular health and the steps we can take to protect one of our most vital organs. While heart health is often viewed as a personal responsibility, it also plays a crucial role in workplace safety and employee well-being. At Level Up Safety Technology, we understand that a healthy workforce is a safer workforce. From reducing risks like fatigue and stress to improving overall productivity, prioritizing heart health benefits both employees and businesses. In this blog, we’ll explore why heart health matters in the workplace and how employers can take proactive steps to support their teams.

Slips, trips, and falls are among the most common – yet most preventable – workplace accidents. These incidents cause significant financial burdens and emotional distress, not just for the victim but also for their families, coworkers, and employers.

Companies must take proactive steps to create safer work environments to prevent the long-term consequences of such incidents, which can lead to serious injuries, fatalities, and costly liabilities.

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), November of each year is Drowsy Driving and Fatigue Management month. During this time, this safety theme is focused upon by stakeholders across America in many industries, such as oil and gas, manufacturing, and especially trucking. Workers in these areas are frequently working extended shifts or night shifts and therefore are subject to more risk. In fact, accidents and injury rates during night shifts are 30% higher than during the day. While we may have passed November of this year, we believe it is important to stay vigilant to drowsy driving and fatigue risks every month. As such, we would like to spotlight this cause in December because it is something that should be prioritized year-round.

With constantly adapting needs from patients, healthcare has transformed significantly over the years. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, more people seemed to be demanding change towards privatization and in-home care. In fact, Stericycle’s 2022 Healthcare Workplace Safety Trend Report found that many agree at-home healthcare is a growing trend and one that offers patients diversifying services conveniently in the comfort of their homes. The individual reasons for this preference vary, but it may be factors like availability of resources or because those patients are limited or restricted in access or mobility. However, those that exclusively live at home still need support and rely on these medical services.

With more and more individuals being designated as a ‘lone-worker’ in recent times, it is of utmost importance to be aware of and do all we can to mitigate risks. The people of the workforce and their safety needs to be prioritized not only for the employer's benefit of increasing productivity and cutting costs, but for the purpose of saving lives.