E-Books: A Quick Guide to Health and Safety
A Quick Guide to Health and Safety by R Gilbert. Health and safety issues now impose upon almost every part…
Category: 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
Simultaneous Operation (SIMOPS) checklist
The purpose of any Simultaneous Operations (SIMOPS) Procedure is to provide all personnel from the construction and commissioning groups who…
SAFETY’S TOP 10
Every day, millions of people arrive at their place of work in order to perform their jobs and support their…
Safety Flash: Fatal accident during cargo operations on Karina C
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published an accident investigation report into a fatal crush incident during lifting…
Temporary Construction Facilities (TCF) Inspection checklist
Site layout planning consists of identifying the facilities needed to support construction operations, determining their size, shape and positioning them…
E-Books: Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond
Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond 2nd edition by James E. Roughton. This book methodically develops…
Dump Truck Safety tips
Unloading a dump truck can be a hazardous operation, particularly when the ground is uneven or when the load is…
E-Books: Electrical Safety of Low Voltage Systems
Electrical Safety of Low Voltage Systems by Massimo Mitolo. The book’s audience consists of electrical engineering students who need to know the…
E-Books: Fall Prevention and Protection Principles Guidelines and practices
Fall Prevention and Protection Principles Guidelines and practices by Hongwei Hsiao. This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts…
E-Books: Occupational Safety and Health Fundamental Principles and Philosophies
Occupational Safety and Health fundamental principles and philosophies Book by Charles D. Reese CRC press first edition 2017. Most occupational…
E-Books: Risk Assessment A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks
Risk Assessment A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks by Bruce Hollcroft, Bruce K. Lyon, and Georgi Popov. The book…
HIRA, HSE Hazards & Effects Management Process (HEMP) & Risk Register Template
The objective of the Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA) is to identifying and assessing the hazard associated with the construction…
E-Books: Electrical Safety Code Manual
Electrical Safety Code Manual by Kimberley Keller. A Plain Language Guide to National Electrical Code, OSHA, and NFPA 70E. This book…
E-Books: Career Guide to the Safety Profession
A career guide to the safety profession by American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation. The Career Guide to the Safety…
Enhance Worksite Safety by using wearable technology
A 2014 survey from The Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. found that a significant number of adults in many countries think that…
Safety Flash: Overturning of the Lifeboat Kristin Faye
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of the United States has published Marine Accident Brief MAB 20-36 relating to the overturning of…
Protruding Rebars Hazards and Control Measures
Rebar reinforcement bars are a common part of civil concrete work. Subsequently, rebar safety is an extremely important issue on…
In The Line of Fire
The line separating safety from danger is sometimes quite small. To avoid crossing that line, we must 1) always be…
Caught Between Hazards: One of Construction’s Fatal Four
To reduce the high number of injuries and deaths that occur on construction sites, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration,…
Dropped Object Consequence Calculator
A dropped object is defined as ‘any object that falls from its previous static position under its own weight’. If…
Hazard Identification Plan (HIP) Template
One of the “root causes” of workplace injuries, illnesses, and incidents is the failure to identify or recognize hazards that…
Pressure Testing and Safe Distance calculation
To familiarize the workforce with ongoing Hydro Testing, Pneumatic Strength Testing, Line Blowing & Filling activities (Pressure Testing) safely All pressure…
E-Books: Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work
Introduction to International Health and Safety at Work by Phil Hughes and Ed Ferrett. The Handbook for the NEBOSH International…
What are pyrophoric materials and what are their hazards?
Three recent explosions involved pyrophoric materials in storage tanks. The following incidents occurred when pyrophoric materials on the insides of…