4 Helpful Construction Tips for Construction Worker Morale

One of the most important things to any general contracting or construction business is to ensure the safety and health of your crew. Employees are the most essential part to any business and are your frontline for word-of-mouth advertising and company reputation. During the hot summer months, heat exhaustion and dehydration are among the most prominent health issues among construction workers. There is an incredibly high cost for unhappy employees as well, so ensuring both positive morale and health for your workforce can go a long way for your business’s potential success. Here are some useful tips to ensure your workers’, and your own, health:

1. Hydration is the most important aspect to working outside, even during the cool and wet seasons of autumn and spring. Lack of proper hydration can lead to fatigue, inattention to detail, nausea, vomiting, and more. (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dehydration/DS00561) Be sure to bring a lot of water (preferably in reusable water bottles).
2. Eating right can make all the difference for your workers. Eating a healthy combination for complex carbohydrates, protein and fats can reduce stress on the body and mind. Providing healthy lunch alternatives for your workers can help boost both their morale and their immune systems. (http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/6-rules-how-to-eat-right-on-the-job-1307786.html) 
3. A good work schedule can help your workers’ productivity levels immensely. Circadian rhythms govern a “post lunch dip” that shows a drop in productivity and safety after the lunch hour every day. Offer snacks for the lunch time so employees don’t overeat and get fatigued. Scheduling for cooler work during days of extreme heat can help prevent a plethora of issues. Consider rescheduling work for the morning and evening instead of the afternoon for those days. (http://www.acep.org/content.aspx?id=30560) 
4. Help each other out on the job. Be sure to check one another for signs of heat stroke or illness. Whether you realize it or not, you can actually save a person’s life. Make sure someone on the job has proper first aid training in case there is an injury or illness on the job.

All of these measures can improve employee morale and even help you avoid a lawsuit in case one something did happen to one of your employees and there was a means to prevent it. At Fort Rock Construction, we always take the proper steps to improve company morale and make sure the customer is happy as well. Please contact us today.