Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health

Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2006
• Print ISBN:
  9780849365461
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040062524
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Civil Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

A practical guide for eliminating safety and health hazards from construction worksites, the Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health addresses the occupational safety and health issues faced by those working in the construction industry. The book covers a vast range of issues including program development, safety and health program implementation, intervention and prevention of construction incidents, regulatory interpretations, understanding, and compliance, OSHA's expectations, health and safety hazards faced by those working in the construction industry, and sources of information. Highlighting contract liability and multi-employer sites, this second edition features updates for construction regulations, construction job audit, training requirements, and OSHA regulations. It includes new record-keeping guidelines and forms with additional material on focused inspections. Containing updated contact information for the newest agencies, the text also presents a model safety and health program, examples of accident analysis and prevention approaches, sample safety and health checklists, and more than 200 illustrations. Taking a comprehensive approach to construction safety and health, the authors address issues seldom discussed in the construction arena such as perceptions and motivation while also discussing issues gleaned from the safety and health disciplines such as the analyzing of incidents and accident prevention techniques. Including an in-depth discussion of regulations promulgated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the book lays the foundation upon which to build stronger safety and health initiatives, while intervening and preventing jobsite deaths, injuries, and illnesses.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Authors
• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Perceptions in the Construction Industry
• Chapter 3 the People Issue in Construction Safety and Health
• Chapter 4 Construction Safety and Health Programs
• Chapter 5 Analyzing Construction Hazards and Accidents/Incidents
• Chapter 6 Construction Accident Prevention Techniques
• Chapter 7 Construction Safety: A through H
• Chapter 8 Construction Safety: I through W
• Chapter 9 Industrial Hygiene Activities in Construction
• Chapter 10 Personal Protective Equipment
• Chapter 11 Ergonomics in Construction
• Chapter 12 Construction Safety and Health Manual
• Chapter 13 OSHA Compliance
• Chapter 14 Construction Standards
• Chapter 15 Workers’ Compensation
• Chapter 16 Resources and Information Access
• Chapter 17 Construction Terms and Slang
• Chapter 18 Summary
• Appendix A NAICS versus SIC
• Appendix B Construction Training Requirements
• Appendix C Sample of Written Hazard Communication Program
• Appendix D 29 CFR 1926 Construction Standards — Jobsite Audit Instruments*
• Appendix E Electrical Hazardous Location Classification
• Appendix F Rigging — the Crosby User’s Lifting Guide
• Appendix G Jobsite Rules
• Appendix H Ergonomics Program Survey Instruments
• APPENDIX I OSHA Regional Offices and Offices of State-Approved Plans
• Appendix J 29 CFR 1926 Key Words
• Appendix K Definitions for Subparts of 29 CFR 1926
• Appendix L Crane Illustrations
• Appendix M Scaffolds and Aerial Lift Illustration
• Index