at any work place all kinds of precautions need to be taken in order to ensure your safety as well as the safety and well being of your co-workers. during the summers i work construction and this following summer i fell off of a garage roof, while doing the shingles, although it wasnt a far drop i dislocated my ankle, this could have been avoiding by simply using my harness, and having the propper shoes. there is many ways to avoid accidents at the work place no matter where you are working. some of the more general precautions are things like making sure you are aware of your surrounding, pay attention at all times, make sure you have a first aid kit on site and are aware of where it is kept. make sure you are fully trained to do the task you are doing, wear the proper safety equptment if neccisary, make sure any toxic, combustable, or corrosive materials are stored somwhere safe and out of potential danger, and make sure all equptment and/or machines in use are working properly.