Construction, demolition, and cleanup projects are inherently hazardous. Accident rates in these industries are accordingly higher than in other industries. As such, OSHA’s mission is to reduce these accident rates through safety rules and regulations. Dive in to the OSHA rules that cover common situations and topics including fall prevention, scaffold safety, worker safety in trench work, asbestos and lead exposure, electrical hazards, respirator use, and nail gun use. Developed by Dr. Rossow, this course is based on twenty-four OSHA Quick Cards and Fact Sheets related to hazards associated with construction, demolition and cleanup, and covers material that is concise, easy to read, and easy to remember.

Learning Objectives

• Safety requirements for scaffolds, trench excavation, and trench-worker protection;
• Principles of demolition safety and cleanup;
• Asbestos and lead hazards, especially as they occur in demolition projects;
• Fall protection in residential construction and in general industry;
• Fall dangers in roof work (installing trusses and tile, and repairing);
• Principles of working safely with electricity on construction and cleanup sites;
• Principles of avoiding electrical hazards associated with downed electrical wires;
• Use of respirators and differences between respirators and surgical masks;
• Precautions to take when employing pneumatic nail guns;
• Precautions to take when employing chain saws; and
• Cold stress equation and how to protect workers from cold-temperature dangers.