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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Please Be Safe Around the Old Lynchburg Road Construction Project

The OLR Safety, Sidewalks and Drainage project contractor wishes to pass this message along:

“AS YOU KNOW THIS LINE OF WORK IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT MOVING AROUND,HEAVY STRUCTURES MOVED THROUGH THE AIR,DEEP OPEN TRENCHES AND EXPOSED UTILITIES.WE FOLLOW OSHA GUIDELINES IN REFERENCE TO SAFETY. I'M HAVING TO TURN AROUND AND NOTICE HOMEOWNERS ARE IN THE CONSTRUCTION LIMITS TALKING TO WORKERS , STANDING NEXT TO A TRENCH EXCAVATED 10’ IN THE GROUND TAKING PICTURES OR EVEN WALK UP TO WORKERS CHIPPING STUMPS WITH NO EYE PROTECTION I UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT THIS PROJECT IS TO THE COMMUNITY, BUT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A CONTRACTOR TO THINK OF SAFETY.  THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MAY BE AN ISSUE AND NEED TO PROCEED A DIFFERENT ROUTE. THE HOMEOWNERS WILL NEED TO PURCHASE PROPER PPG (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE GEAR)—HARD HATS /GLASSES/VEST AND ALSO BE LED BY A REPRESENTATIVE TO A SAFE AREA OF WORK SITE, SO NOT TO BE UNSAFE. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I DO NOT MIND THE COMMUNICATION AND THE ABUNDANCE OF PHOTOS TAKEN, BUT NEED TO STRESS *SAFETY*”



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