Summer is starting with a bang this year as a heatwave moves from the Midwest to the East coast. For...
Construction
Construction is a high-hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.
In This section, we will provide Construction Safety information, tools, and resources to assist those in the industry – whether workers or employers – to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards. The Resources will include and not be limited to blogs, Apps, Training Materials, Forms, Templates, and more
We all are aware of the dangers of distracted driving, but there are other activities we engage in that demand...
What do you use in your lifting applications, welded chain sling or mechanical chain sling? Have you ever compared the...
Electric Safety Practice and Standards. The goal of this book is to provide electrical power engineers with the knowledge and...
The hierarchy of control is a system for controlling risks in the workplace. Guidance on the photo of today explains...
Working in hot conditions can easily bring on heat-related illnesses if we aren’t proactive in preventing them. So it is...
Driving a motor vehicle can be challenging and complicated. Practically every person will operate or be a passenger in some...
Employees must sometimes work in areas that have configurations that don't allow for regular safety precautions. In these spaces, employees...
The GATE HAZOP Method This book describes the GATE HAZOP Method, the Stream-Based HAZOP. The GATE Method addresses all the...
Cranes vary in all shapes and sizes. From tower cranes that are used to construct high-rise buildings to overhead cranes...
Employees can easily recognize the hazards associated with material handling, welding, machine operation, electrical work, and other dangerous job tasks,...
Planning an overhead lift all starts with understanding the weight of the load you plan on lifting and moving. Performing...
What is Internal Auditing? According to the Institute of Internal Auditors, “internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting...
Safety Health and Environmental Auditing A Practical Guide by Simon Watson Pain. The purpose of this book is to provide...
Mobile tower scaffolds are often used for painting and maintenance jobs both inside and outside buildings. They are light-duty scaffolds...
Workplace health and safety are both the moral and legal responsibilities of most employers. Whether you’re working in an office or...
A Quick Guide to Health and Safety by R Gilbert. Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part...
The purpose of any Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Procedure is to provide all personnel from the construction and commissioning groups who...
Every day, millions of people arrive at their place of work in order to perform their jobs and support their...
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an accident investigation report into a fatal crush incident during lifting...
Site layout planning consists of identifying the facilities needed to support construction operations, determining their size, shape and positioning them...
Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond 2nd edition by James E. Roughton. This book methodically develops...
Unloading a dump truck can be a hazardous operation, particularly when the ground is uneven or when the load is...
Electrical Safety of Low Voltage Systems by Massimo Mitolo. The book’s audience consists of electrical engineering students who need to know the...