Construction Safety: Health, Practices and OSHA

A comprehensive overview of all aspects of construction safety, including standards and regulations, for major infrastructure and construction projects of all types.

Construction Safety: Health, Practices, and OSHA covers key elements of construction safety across all types of construction. In-depth coverage includes safety principles, precautions necessary with the use of specific materials, protections for various types of construction, detailed explanations of Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and compliance with OSHA regulations.

The book contains theoretical materials and detailed explanations with photos, tables, diagrams and sketches. At the end of each chapter there are multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions typical of those found in various national exams and OSHA construction safety training exam as well as practice problems and critical-thinking questions.

Coverage includes:

Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment

Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).

Toxic and Hazardous Substances

Concrete, Masonry, Steel, and Wood Construction

Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air

Blasting and fires

Electric Power Transmission and Distribution

Mechanized Equipment, Scaffold, Materials Handling and Transportation

Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence