Construction consistently ranks among the more hazardous industries worldwide because of risks like falls from height, falling objects, heavy machinery, electrical hazards, and manual handling injuries. Core personal protective equipment includes a hard hat to protect against falling objects, steel-toe boots to protect feet, a high-visibility vest so workers are seen by machinery operators, gloves appropriate to the task, and eye or ear protection when cutting, grinding, or working near loud equipment. Before starting work, most organized sites run a safety induction covering site-specific hazards and emergency procedures, and many hold short daily 'toolbox talks' to flag that day's specific risks, such as a new excavation or scaffold in use. Treating safety procedures as mandatory rather than optional is what keeps a site's injury rate low; a large share of construction accidents are preventable with proper PPE and hazard awareness.