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Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook By Melissa A. Bailey, ‎Matthew C. Cooper, ‎Frank D. Davis. The handbook begins with a review...
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
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The Construction Site Traffic Management Plan or CSTMP has been developed to help the Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) and...
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This book Managing your shiftwork has been produced to help people understand the nature of shiftwork and is designed to...
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Learning from Accidents Third edition Book by Trevor Kletz. This book deals mainly with accident investigation and the need to...
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The Essential Manager’s Handbook THE ULTIMATE VISUAL GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT. Be a more effective manager and hone your management...
This fifth edition of the industry acknowledged standard rigging reference, first published in 1950—Handbook of Rigging for Construction & Industrial...
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the...
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Culture is complicated and it has a major impact on how we behave. It's everywhere, and the workplace is no...
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Safety managers worry about incidents that result in an injury to someone in their workplace. It’s only natural to keep...
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Although most companies would list land, buildings, intellectual property, and access to finances as the most valuable things they hold,...
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Safety professionals know that there are hefty costs to workplace accidents. An injured worker comes with all sorts of price...
Everyday industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller...
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working remotely. We're at home, self-isolating, quarantined, or on...
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Proper hydration is essential in any workplace, but some are more demanding than others. Those who work on construction sites,...
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A risk assessment is a series or set of processes used to identify potential health and safety hazards, analyze and...
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A Job Safety Analysis (JSA), also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a technique used to examine all aspects...
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In my years as a safety professional, I have performed many accident investigations involving electricity. Luckily, all of them have been minor,...
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Welding fumes are a complex mixture of metallic oxides, silicates, and fluorides. Fumes are formed when a metal is heated...
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Q: What are the Types of scaffold’s load? A: Scaffolding should be intended for the worst combination of dead loads...
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Two designated plant supervisors must fully evaluate the equipment and concur that no employee will be injured upon removal of...
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Your fall protection gear is inspected, donned properly, connected to appropriate anchorage with clearances figured out, and you confidently set to work. In a...
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OSHA's General Duty Clause holds that employers are responsible for ensuring the work environment is safe for all employees. Keeping...
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When handled improperly, electrical hazards can cause serious injuries or even fatalities. And yet, many workers are unaware of the...
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Modern transportation has made life a lot easier but not necessarily less hazardous. One of the hazards that remains a...