Construction Safety Orientation
Learning objectives
- Identify the components of a strong safety culture
- Identify common construction site hazards and their controls
- Identify the appropriate response actions to an emergency
Course overview
This lesson will give you an introduction to working safely on a construction site. You will learn the basics of a strong safety culture, common site hazards and how to control them, and what to do in an emergency.
The individuals involved in the development and promotion of this course do not receive any compensation or financial benefits outside of their regular employment for their work on this course.
- 27 minutes
- Format:
- English , Spanish , French Canadian , Korean , Russian , Thai , Vietnamese , Chinese (Simplified) , French , German , Hindi , Polish , Brazilian Portuguese
Course Outline
- Safety Culture
- Site Hazards and Controls
- Emergency Response
Regulations
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart C - General Safety and Health Provisions - 1926.21 Safety training and education
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart C - General Safety and Health Provisions - 1926.28 Personal protective equipment
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart CC - Cranes and Derricks in Construction 1926..1418 - Authority to stop operation
- 29 CFR 1926 Subpart X - Stairways and Ladders - 1926.1053 - Ladders
- 29 CFR Subpart C - General Safety and Health Provisions - 1926.35 - Employee emergency action plans
- 29 CFR Subpart L - Scaffolds - 1926.451 General requirements
- 29 CFR Subpart M - Fall Protection - 1926.501 - Duty to have fall protection
- 29 CFR Subpart M - Fall Protection - 1926.502 - Fall protection systems criteria and practices
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 4, Construction Orders, Article 24, Fall Protection, 1670, Personal Fall Arrest Systems, Personal Fall Restraint Systems and Positioning Devices
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 21, Scaffolds-General Requirements, 1637, General Requirements
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 4, Construction Safety Orders, Article 25, Ladders, 1675, General Requirements
- California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Subchapter 7, General Industry Safety Orders, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards, 3380, Personal Protective Devices