Two Pressure Washing Contractors Die From Poor Safety Procedures

Two recent deaths at pressure washing companies show a need for better safety procedures.

Oxygen Mask And Safety Harness Needed For Confined Space

They were in two different cities and both accidents could have been prevented with correct safety procedures. One man was pressure washing the roof of a warehouse and fell 60 feet through a panel not designed to be walked on. He should have been wearing a safety harness with a rope tied to something secure.

It isn’t quite as clear whether the second death was due to missing safety procedures. A cinder block fell off the roof onto the man pressure washing below. The story doesn’t say if he was working on that building.

Both instances show the need to check the area you intend to work in to make sure it’s safe before getting started.

It’s easy to become complacent with safety procedures when nothing has happened in a long time. That’s when people need to start worrying. Accidents happen when people start to think nothing will happen and get sloppy.

Pressure washing companies like ours work in many different types of environments –

– and the surfaces our crews work on can change many times throughout the day. Its common for our crews to start pressure washing sidewalks or restaurants early in the morning, then move on to cleaning parking garages, cleaning heavy equipment, or removing graffiti. During the week, they might go to wash cars for an auto dealer or wash trucks if it’s a weekend.

And all those different jobs are done with water on the ground – so its easy to slip if you’re not careful.

Safety procedures need to be constantly reinforced or they are forgotten, no matter what kind of company. Safety meetings need to be done on a regular basis to keep employees thinking about safety – before an accident happens.

If you need pressure washing, call a company that makes safety a priority.