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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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Hand and power tool safety starts with the habits nobody corrects
Tool injuries build from small habits nobody corrects. A guard left off. A cord taped instead of replaced. A borrowed tool with no history. Correcting the habit in the moment does more for a crew than another written policy ever will.
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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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