Safety Requirements during Concrete Operations
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The purpose of this Article is to establish minimum safety requirements for safe concrete and masonry construction operations on the…
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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Types of electrical injuries
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Electrical injury is a term for all injuries caused by contact with electrical energy. Electrical contact can cause a wide…
E-Books:Warehousing and storage
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]This guidance is the second edition of a book that was first published in 1992. It is for people…
Barricades
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Working at construction site is have a high potential of Hazards to occurs to workers and Equipment at working site…
Working safely near overhead electric power lines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Workers who operate horticultural mobile elevating work platforms (H/MEWPs) in orchards, or other horticulture workplaces, are at significant risk of…
Hydro Excavation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hydro Excavation is the process of removing or moving soil with pressurized water. An air conveyance or vacuum is then…
Pressure Testing Checklist
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Pressure tests are performed to ensure the safety, reliability, and leak tightness of pressure systems. A pressure test is…
Trenching and Excavation Safety
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]George Kennedy is supervisor can recall multiple incidents involving unprotected workers and trench cave-ins. Unfortunately, some of those stories have…
competent person
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A competent person is an employee who is able to recognize hazards associated with a particular task, and has the…
Job Made Wooden Ladder
Job-made wooden ladders are custom-made to fit specific job situations during construction or demolition operations. Their primary purpose is to…
Crane Suspended Personnel Platform (MANBASKET) Permit
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The use of a crane suspended personnel platform (manbasket) is prohibited unless there is no safer, practical, conventional means…
Electric Arc Welding and Cutting Checklist
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Welding safety checklists are tools used to ensure the safety of workers throughout the entire welding cutting and brazing…
Workplace inspections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Workplace inspections are an opportunity to identify hazards and assess risk in your workplace on an ongoing basis. As part…
E-Books:Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Safety science is a twenty-first-century term for everything that goes into the prevention of accidents, illnesses, fires, explosions, and…
E-Books:Guidelines for Gas cylinders safety
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Many people across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing/maintenance, medical, hospitality, science and education use gases from compressed…
E-Books:Job Hazard Analysis
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High-Voltage Electrical Safety
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Working safely around high-voltage conductors is a challenge for many workers . High-voltage systems are generally associated with utility services…
E-Books:Guide for the Respiratory Protection Standard
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] This Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) is intended to help small businesses comply with the Occupational Safety and…
Low-Voltage Electrical Safety
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Low-voltage electrical systems serve most homes and commercial buildings. Every day, hundreds of workers in many projects work safely on and around…
E-Books:Welding safety Guide
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Conducting an employer investigation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Employers are responsible for investigating certain incidents or near-misses that take place in the workplace and submitting an investigation report…
Controlling risks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once you’ve completed a risk assessment in your workplace, those risks that you have identified as high or moderate may require additional…
Assessing risks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As an employer, you need to conduct a systematic risk assessment to help you identify the hazards that exist in your…
Skid Steer Loaders Risks
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Skid-steer loaders present a number of risks to workers. The most types of injuries caused by skid-steer loaders are rollovers on…