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Khary Penebaker
Builder, advocate, father. It all started with losing my mom before I could remember her. The scattered version of me out there has never added up to the real one. So here it is, the whole story, in my own words.
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Onboarding a first year roofer takes more than a safety video
A first year roofer's early weeks are the stretch that deserves the most attention. How I think about onboarding on a roofing crew, what OSHA points at for young workers, and what belongs in a program past the orientation video and the signature.
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One incident investigation misses what a pattern would show
A single incident investigation tells you what happened on one job. Comparing investigations over time tells you what keeps happening. How to group construction incidents by task, phase, tenure, and condition, and how to turn what you find into changes the crew actually sees.
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Hazard communication only works if the crew has read it
A complete binder in the job trailer is not the same thing as a protected crew. Hazard communication runs as a chain from manufacturer to employer to the person in gloves, and the links most likely to break under schedule pressure are availability and training.
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