Traffic Control Traffic control is necessary whenever construction activities affect vehicles, pedestrians, equipment, or normal roadway movement. Effective traffic control protects workers and the traveling public while allowing traffic to move...
Excavations Cave-ins are one of the most serious hazards associated with excavation and trenching work. Other hazards include falling materials, underground utilities, hazardous atmospheres, water accumulation, mobile equipment, and falls into...
Mobile Scaffold Safety Mobile scaffold safety requires proper setup, inspection, and use to prevent falls, scaffold overturns, and struck-by or electrical injuries. Mobile scaffolds, sometimes called Baker scaffolds, provide convenient elevated...
Confined Spaces A confined space can present serious and potentially fatal hazards. These spaces may have limited or restricted means of entry or exit and can include tanks, vessels, pits, vaults,...
Asphalt Worker Safety Asphalt is widely used for paving, road construction, roofing, and other applications. Depending on the product and process, workers may be exposed to hot materials, asphalt fumes, chemical...
Drywall Installation Safety Drywall installation exposes workers to several hazards, including manual material handling injuries, falls, cuts, struck-by hazards, and exposure to airborne dust, including respirable crystalline silica when silica-containing materials...
Concrete Construction Safety Concrete construction involves many different activities, including excavation, formwork, reinforcing steel installation, concrete placement, finishing, and form removal. Each phase presents hazards that must be identified and controlled...
Asphalt and Pitch Roofing Safety Asphalt and pitch roofing combines the hazards of roof work and fall exposure with hot materials, open flames, chemical exposure, heavy equipment, and fire hazards. Employees...
Emphasis on Confined Space Safety Confined spaces can be deadly. Workers may be overcome by hazardous gases, vapors, or fumes; engulfed by materials; exposed to mechanical or electrical hazards; or trapped...
Rebar Safety - Impalement Protection Rebar impalement protection is required whenever employees could fall onto or otherwise be exposed to protruding reinforcing steel or similar projections. Exposed rebar can cause cuts...