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Construction employers can help alleviate workers’ risk of heart disease

February 1, 2021

As builders, we are often tasked with creating new facilities — whether a hospital, science lab, airport or university building — that improve a community’s quality of life and contribute to its overall wellbeing. What is sometimes overlooked in our line of work, however, is that construction is a physically demanding job that comes with many safety risks of its own.

One risk that is not often talked about but persists throughout the industry is the significant percentage of workers who experience heart disease in their lifetimes. Currently, one in four construction workers have high blood pressure and are at high risk for diseases such as heart attacks and strokes.

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