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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.
This course includes
Hours of videos
10 hours, 15 minutes
Units & Quizzes
36
Unlimited Lifetime access
Access on mobile app
Certificate of Completion
Overview/Description
Nearly 6.5 million people work at approximately 252,000 construction sites across the nation on any given day. The fatal injury rate for the construction industry is higher than the national average in this category for all industries.
Potential hazards for workers in construction include:
- Falls (from heights);
- Trench collapse;
- Scaffold collapse;
- Electric shock and arc flash/arc blast;
- Failure to use proper personal protective equipment; and
- Repetitive motion injuries.
- Scaffolding
- Fall protection (scope, application, definitions)
- Excavations (general requirements)
- Ladders
- Head protection
- Excavations (requirements for protective systems)
- Hazard communication
- Fall protection (training requirements)
- Construction (general safety and health provisions)
- Electrical (wiring methods, design, and protection)
- Health Hazards
- Routes of Entry
- Hierarchy of Control
- Types of Exposure
- Silica
- Construction Targeting
- Permissible Exposure Limit
- Silicosis Prevention Program
- Health Effects
- Common Hazard
- Exposure Controls Substitution
- Silica Case Example
- Cadmium
- Scope
- Covered Activities
- Definitions
- Monitoring
- Prohibited Activities
- Compliance
- Lead in Construction Standard
- Selected Definitions
- Exposure Assessment
- Methods Of Compliance
- Respiratory Protection
- Exposure
- Housekeeping
- Medical
- Record keeping
Course Currilcum
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- Health Hazards 00:05:00
- Routes of Entry 00:05:00
- Hierarchy of Control 00:05:00
- Types of Exposure 00:05:00
- Silica 00:20:00
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- Construction Targeting 00:05:00
- Permissible Exposure Limit 00:05:00
- Silicosis Prevention Program 00:15:00
- Health Effects 00:05:00
- Common Hazard 00:05:00
- Exposure Controls Substitution 00:10:00
- Silica Case Example 00:10:00
- Cadmium – GHH 00:20:00
- Scope 00:05:00
- Covered Activities 00:05:00
- Selected Definitions 00:20:00
- Exposure Assessment 00:30:00
- Methods Of Compliance 00:05:00
- Respiratory Protection 00:15:00
- Exposure 00:05:00
- Importance Of Health And Safety In The Workplace FREE 00:10:00
- Basic Health & Safety at Workplace Video FREE 00:20:00
- General Health and Safety Assessment 4 weeks
