They leave their measuring tape near a steel beam. When they return, they see the area is blocked with red tape that says “DANGER: DO NOT ENTER.”

The area looks empty and quiet, so Alex decides to quickly grab the tape. They duck under the barrier and step inside.

At that moment, workers above are loosening bolts on a scaffold platform. A speed wrench falls out of a worker’s toolbelt and drops to the ground below.

“Watch out!” someone yells.

Alex stops just in time as the speed wrench crashes nearby. Shaken, they quickly leave the danger zone. A supervisor approaches them.

Solomon starts his construction job in the summer. When winter arrives, he is not prepared for the cold.

During the first heavy snowstorm, his bus is delayed due to the weather, making him late and stressed. On-site, he walks around outdoors. His boots are uninsulated, and his socks are thin. Within an hour his feet are soaked and cold.

His only pair of gloves are wet from the snow. His hands are numb.

At lunch, he drinks hot coffee to try and warm up, but it’s not helping.

He is shivering and his freezing hands and feet make him clumsy. While climbing down a ladder, he loses his grip and falls, twisting his ankle. A coworker helps him get first aid.

Jiwan is working on a new apartment building project. He is carrying drywall sheets with a coworker. The hallway is messy, and there are boxes of drywall screws and empty energy drink cans. The air is dry and dusty from the taping crew who are sanding the drywall compound.

As Jiwan and his coworker walk, they go around boxes of trash and panels. Jiwan’s foot gets caught in an extension cord. He falls hard, dropping the drywall sheet and landing on his knees, hurting his back.

His coworker asks him if he’s ok. Jiwan says he’s fine. He doesn’t want to cause any trouble, but his back is in a lot of pain. He rests for a few minutes, but he doesn’t feel better. He tells the foreman he can’t lift sheets right now and is told to report to first aid.

At a busy processing plant, a maintenance team is repairing a broken conveyor belt. Miguel, an experienced millwright, follows the lockout/tagout (LOTO) to de-energize the machine before starting the repair. Confident it’s safe, he starts working.

But he makes one serious mistake—he does not double-check that the work area and equipment are fully locked out and de-energized. As he starts the repair, the conveyor belt starts moving, pulling Miguel in. He is severely injured.

Sam, a new employee, is excited to start working in construction. But the crew has a “tough-it-out” mentality, making Sam afraid to talk openly about the stress or mental health challenges they face.

The experienced workers see sharing struggles as a sign of weakness. Though Sam is facing challenges, they are afraid to speak out for fear of being mocked or losing their job. Sam tries to adapt to the culture, but over time, the pressure builds.

Sam is facing stress at work, at school, and at home. Drained and exhausted, Sam struggles to focus on work. One day, while operating heavy machinery, Sam was tired and distracted which caused a serious accident that injured a coworker.

The job is to dismantle an access scaffold from the outside of the building that is under construction. On the first day, she completed safety training and received her fall protection gear, including a double lanyard “universal” men’s harness.

During work, Joy lost her footing and fell through a hole in the platform. The shock absorber worked, reducing the impact. But the leg straps on her harness broke her femur bone.

The crew was able to get her out quickly, but the injury required hospitalization, surgery, and rehabilitation to help her walk again. She was off work for six months, seriously impacting her income and health. She will have chronic pain for the rest of her life.

Jeds, a new welder at the shipyard, wants to prove himself and make a good impression. The team is working on an important project in dock bottom near flammable materials, and they are under pressure to work fast.

Jeds’ supervisor, Ken, is with the other welders, and Jeds wants to show that he can work quickly. He skips the required hot work permit process and starts welding.

Sparks fly, and a fire ignites in a nearby garbage bin. A crew member shouts at Jeds. Ken, the supervisor, rushes to extinguish the flames.

After the fire is out, Ken brings everyone together. He explains that cutting corners can put lives at risk. Proper safety procedures must be followed for hot work. Ken takes Jeds to the safety office to file a report.