
Construction Safety
Ain’t no maybe?
Each man or woman
Must go home
To their humble abode
To do battle
Another day of the fluid dangerous work
Progressing against peril
Is steeped into the construction worker soul
Pre- planning
Identifying safety risks
Organization
Clear walkways
Housekeeping
Covered exposed rebar
Communicating
Proper equipment
Ladders
Staircase egress free
Scaffold
Hoists
Work platforms
Elevator Platforms
Material Platforms
Fire extinguishers
Hot work permit
Fireguard safeguarding efficiently
Stand-Pipe
Heavy Machinery
Excavators
Bobcats
Forklifts
Cranes making easier the deliveries
Derricks
Knuckle-booms
Pump-Booms
Lulls
Man-lifts
Signal/radio communication activity
Airhorns
Tag-lines
Flaggers
Guardrail systems
Control Access Zones
Horizontal Netting
Vertical netting
Dust Masks
Air Respirators
Vacuums
Tool Box Talks
Pre-Task Safety paperwork
Safety Logs
Barriers
Permits
License holders
Certifications
Engineers
Following design drawings
Building Inspectors
Safety glasses
Safety goggles
Face shields
Weather
Workers making boss moves
When their inexperience is plain
And heightened knowledgable training and awareness
Keep moving forward the work train
Tamp down the incident possibility
Via the Team
And me
More securely carrying
The enormous responsibility
Of the toilers heavy load