Construction Safety

Construction is a high hazard occupation. During the period from 1980 through 1995, at least 17,000 construction workers died from injuries suffered on the job. Construction lost more workers to traumatic injury death than any other major industrial sector during this time period. Construction has the third highest rate of death by injury: 15.2 deaths per 100,000 workers. Only mining and agriculture experience higher rates. The leading causes of death among construction workers are falls from elevations, motor vehicle crashes, electrocution, machines, and struck by falling objects.

National Association of Home Builders: Construction Safety Policies and OSHA
Working in the construction industry can sometimes be dangerous. Work-related accidents can cause serious injuries, while most of these accidents are preventable. Use the resources in this section to learn more about construction safety, from OSHA compliance and safety training to fall protection and hazard communication. Learn what builders are doing make their job sites safer - and what you can do minimize safety hazards and reduce the chance of an accident.

Tool Box Topics: Construction Safety
Free  construction safety meeting topics to remind enlighten,  educate  your employees or coworkers to help reduce accidents.

Under the National Construction Safety Team Act (NCST), signed into law in October 2002, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is authorized to investigate major building failures in the United States. The NIST investigations will establish the likely technical causes of the building failure and evaluate the technical aspects of emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of such failures. The goal is to recommend improvements to the way in which buildings are designed, constructed, maintained and used.

The Business Library: Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook.

Additional Information:

Construction Safety Training The Video (DVD/VHS) includes information on background of the regulation, chemical hazard concepts, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), types of hazardous chemicals, characteristics and effects of various types of chemicals, safe handling practices, container labeling, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), spills and cleanup, and more. The Video (DVD/VHS) Program comes with a comprehensive Leader's Guide, reproducible Scheduling & Attendance Form, Employee Quiz, Training Certificate and Training Log