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About this guide A workplace safety and health program is a legislative requirement in workplaces with 20 or more workers....
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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For the last half of a century, the rates of injuries in the workplace have steadily fallen, particularly in the...
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The Construction High Risk Strategy (HRS) is designed to reduce the construction industry’s serious injury rate through risk-reduction tactics focused...
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The work place guide to Arc Flash safety Get answers to your arc flash and NFPA 70E questions With the...
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Forklift Safety Guide Learning the safe way to operate a forklift and other powered industrial trucks may save your life...
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Why are low-level access products gaining in popularity as a means of fall protection? Low-level access products are gaining popularity...
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There are three things that an employer should never “force” an employee to do... “Work at heights” – Some employees are afraid...
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When is it appropriate to use the alternative protection measures outlined in OSHA 29 CFR 1910.147 in place of standard...
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When working at height, it is important to know your fall clearance and swing fall, whether using a shock-absorbing lanyard...
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Employers are responsible for managing the confined space hazards in a workplace. If you are a worker, there are also...
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As an employer, you must take the following five steps to reduce the risks association with confined spaces hazards in...
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Confined spaces in the workplace pose a significant risk of injury and death. Hazards in confined spaces can result in fire, explosion, unconsciousness,...
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This Post contains safety requirements relating to fire protection, design, maintenance, and use of fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks,...
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Eight years after it began the process of finalizing a rule to govern the certification of crane and derrick operators...
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There are many instances where the public make their way into a work site to run equipment for the thrill...
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Manual Handling Operation is any transporting or supporting of a load, including the lifting, lowering, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying...
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You may not be aware, but the most commonly experienced workplace injury is also the most avoidable. 50% of US...
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OSHA has published a new proposed rule on beryllium exposure that rolls back some requirements for the construction and maritime...
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If you work with industrial chemicals each day, then you make your living in a high-risk work environment. Chemicals are...
This guide line enable you To establish minimum requirements regarding the site tools and Equipment inspection are available for use...
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Understanding the benefits and barriers of 'Near-Miss' reporting is essential to recognize that near misses happen every day in the workplace.Near...
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These Safety Tips examines real hazards in real work environments. The safety tip video explains ways to stay safe while working with...
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Reviews are mixed on OSHA's decision to delay enforcement of the crystalline silica standard for three months.OSHA on April 6...
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There’s probably a lot more information on a tire’s sidewall than you’re aware of, such as where the tire was...