This document outlines safety guidelines and recommendations for construction workers. It identifies potential hazards like tools, equipment, and heavy machinery. It emphasizes that ongoing safety assessments and training are needed to minimize risks of accidents, as required by OSHA regulations. Recommendations include inspecting equipment daily, ensuring trained operators, and following guidelines for scaffolding, excavations, temporary utilities, and maintaining safe work practices overall.

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 Introduction:
 Potential Hazards: hand tools, power tools,
heavy equipment.
 Potential Risks: falls, improper excavation
procedures, fire, unsafe breathing
atmosphere, electrical shock.
 20% of work site fatalities are
related to Construction!

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 How to Minimize Risk of Accidents:
 On-going assessments of tools, equipment,
and protective equipment needed to work
safely.
 Understand types of operations occurring to
recognize how some types of work affect
others.
 The key to a safe work environment is

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 How to Minimize Risk of Accidents:
 OSHA regulations require that:
“...employees receive training and education
in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe
conditions at their job site, and knowledge
of applicable regulations that control or
eliminate these hazards.”

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 Recommendations to Maintain Safe Work
Practices:
 Make a daily habit to inspect all equipment
prior to use. Make sure all power tools,
compressors, generators, heavy equipment,
scaffolds/ladders are
in safe condition.
 Ensure all equipment operators are trained
and certified to use the equipment they

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 Scaffold and Ladder Safeguarding:
 Personal fall protection gear (belts, harness, lanyards, etc.)
 Proper guardrails - different types for different scaffolds
 Safe access using hook-on ladders or scaffolds with integrated
ladders
 Check for proper platforms, planking, walkways
 All working decks must be fully planked
 Ensure proper erection, dismantling, moving, etc.
 Fall protection on sides, edges, guardrails

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 Excavations on a Job Site Change - Daily:
 Are the proper permits obtained?
 Are underground utilities being roughed in, is shoring
in place?
 Are trenches benched and sloped as required?
 Are access and egress contingencies being met?
 Are the daily inspections being done?
 Is there water in the excavation or have conditions
changed?

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 Temporary Utilities Correctly Installed:
 GFCIs must be installed on properly rated circuits and temporary
wiring must meet standard requirements.
 Check all extension cords and the cords on power tools
 Potable water supply should be clearly marked and isolated to avoid
possible contamination, and sanitary accommodations must be
provided and maintained.

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 Conclusion:
 Is OSHA compliance required by all trades on site?
Who is the designated safely liaison for the various
trades on each project?
 A properly run construction site takes the effort of
every person on that site to create a safe work
environment.
 Good, on-going hazard assessment, along with
proper employee training, is the key to getting
the job done safely!