Occupational Safety and Health Simplified for the Construction Industry

Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 11
What Does the Law Require?......Page 13
What Are Our OSHA Compliance Obligations?......Page 14
What Are the OSHA Construction Standards?......Page 15
Must I Have a Copy of the 1926 Construction Standards?......Page 16
How Can I Find Specific OSHA Construction Standards?......Page 17
Electrical Incidents......Page 19
Contact with Power Lines......Page 20
How to Avoid Electrical Grounding Hazards......Page 22
Falls Protection Injuries and Fatalities......Page 25
How to Avoid Unprotected Openings Hazards......Page 26
Guardrail Systems......Page 27
Safety Net Systems......Page 28
Personal Fall Arrest Systems......Page 29
How to Avoid Ladder Hazards......Page 31
Struck-By Injuries and Fatalities......Page 32
How to Avoid Falling Hazards......Page 34
How to Avoid Masonry Wall Hazards......Page 35
Trenching and Excavation Injuries and Fatalities......Page 36
How to Avoid Access and Egress Hazards......Page 38
Success Story......Page 39
An Admirable Safety Record......Page 40
Address Cultural Differences......Page 41
Verify Learning......Page 42
How to Establish an Effective Training Program for Hispanic Workers......Page 43
Step 1: Form an Effective Training Team......Page 44
Step 3: Initiate Worker Participation......Page 45
Conduct Safety Training......Page 47
Volunteer Workers Need to Repeat the Demonstration......Page 48
Follow-up......Page 49
CHAPTER 4 OSHA’s Construction Industry Standards Simplified......Page 51
Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions......Page 52
Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls......Page 54
Subpart F—Fire Protection and Prevention......Page 56
Subpart H—Materials Handling, Storage, Use, and Disposal......Page 57
Subpart J—Welding and Cutting......Page 58
Subpart L—Scaffolding......Page 59
Subpart M—Fall Protection......Page 60
Subpart N—Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors......Page 63
Subpart P—Excavations......Page 64
Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction......Page 65
Subpart R—Steel Erection......Page 66
Subpart S—Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air......Page 67
Subpart U—Blasting and Use of Explosives......Page 68
Subpart W—Rollover Protective Structures; Overhead Protection......Page 69
Subpart X—Stairways and Ladders......Page 70
New Hexavalent Chromium Standard......Page 71
CHAPTER 5 OSHA’s Construction Training Standards Simplified......Page 77
Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions......Page 78
Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls......Page 80
Subpart E—Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment......Page 90
Subpart F—Fire Protection and Prevention......Page 92
Subpart I—Tools (Hand and Power)......Page 94
Subpart J—Welding and Cutting......Page 95
Subpart L—Scaffolding......Page 98
Subpart M—Fall Protection......Page 100
Subpart N—Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors......Page 102
Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment, and Marine Operations......Page 103
Subpart P—Excavations......Page 106
Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction......Page 108
Subpart R—Steel Erection......Page 109
Subpart S—Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air......Page 114
Subpart T—Demolition......Page 117
Subpart U—Blasting and Use of Explosives......Page 118
Subpart V—Power Transmission and Distribution......Page 119
Subpart X—Stairways and Ladders......Page 122
Subpart Y—Commercial Diving Operations......Page 123
Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances......Page 124
Administrative Requirements (1904)......Page 137
Subpart C—General Safety and Health Provisions......Page 138
Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls......Page 139
Subpart E—Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment......Page 140
Subpart G—Signs, Signals, and Barricades......Page 141
Subpart I—Tools (Hand and Power)......Page 142
Subpart J—Welding and Cutting......Page 143
Subpart K—Electrical......Page 144
Subpart L—Scaffolds......Page 145
Subpart M—Fall Protection......Page 146
Subpart N—Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors......Page 147
Subpart O—Motor Vehicles, Mechanized Equipment,and Marine Operations......Page 149
Subpart P—Excavations......Page 150
Subpart Q—Concrete and Masonry Construction......Page 151
Subpart R—Steel Erection......Page 152
Subpart S—Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air......Page 153
Subpart U—Blasting and the Use of Explosives......Page 154
Subpart V—Power Transmission and Distribution......Page 155
Subpart W—Rollover Protective Structures; Overhead Protection......Page 156
CHAPTER 7 Smple Contruction Safety Program......Page 157
Subcontractor Compliance......Page 158
First Aid......Page 160
Policy Statement......Page 162
Safety Committee and Safety Meetings......Page 163
Assignment of Responsibility......Page 164
Discipline and Enforcement......Page 166
Fire Prevention......Page 167
Training and Education......Page 168
Recordkeeping and OSHA Log Review......Page 169
Workers’ Compensation Claims Management......Page 170
Safety Rules and Procedures......Page 171
Employee Emergency Action Plan for Fire and Other Emergencies......Page 172
Driving Safety......Page 173
Construction Safety and Health Rules......Page 174
Safety and Health Programs......Page 182
Appendix A: Safety Meeting Minutes......Page 186
Appendix B: Safety Program Policies and Procedures Acknowledgement......Page 187
Appendix C: Accident Investigation Report......Page 188
Appendix D: Checklist for Evaluating Qualified Contractors......Page 190
Index......Page 193