housekeeping in construction

Housekeeping in Construction and Why It’s Important

Ever walked a construction site and it’s a complete mess, housekeeping is lacking? We all have, and it’s easy for workers to get caught up in the hecticness of a scheduled date and forget about cleaning their areas. But why is keeping your jobsite clean so important? Today we’re going to answer a few reasons why for you.

First off, let’s define what housekeeping is. Housekeeping is the act of keeping your jobsite clean and tiday. It means garbage is put where it needs to be, material is stacked and organized in an oganized fashion. And access and egress points are kept clear of debris and material.

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8 Important Items To Include in Your Winter Protection Plan

In the words of everyone’s favourite HBO character John Snow “Winter is coming”. For those of you in warm climates, consider yourself lucky, for those of you like us that live in colder climates, it’s time to start planning if you haven’t already. Each year we have a season that demands the most of our construction projects. From making logistics more difficult, freezing liquids, making certain surfaces incompatible winter is a challenging time to work.

Before winter comes you should already have a plan in place on how to deal with the change in conditions. This week we’re running you through eight things that need to be part of your winter protection plan.

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