The ABCs of
Construction Site
Safety
Craig Hamelund
OR-OSHA
(503) 229-5910
A
Accident Prevention
Accident Investigation
• frequent inspections
• ‘qualified’ operators
• investigate “lost time”
injuries – including soft
tissue injuries!
B
Barricades & Other
Traffic Control
• when on or adjacent to
highway, street, roadway
• per MUTCD or ODOT’s
handbook
• high visibility garments
C
Chemicals
(HAZCOM)
• MSDSs
• labels
• training
• written program
D
Division 3
Construction Rules
• OR-OSHA’s safety &
health rules for
construction activities
• don’t forget Program
Directives and Interps
E
Electrical
• GFCI
• assured grounding prg.
• working near overhead
high voltage lines
F
Fall Protection
• general fall protection
• six & 10 foot rules
• also required in other OROSHA standards
• falling object protection
G
Guarding
• grinders, saws, etc.
• point of operation,, pinch
points, rotating parts, etc.
• flying debris
H
Health Hazards
• Div 3/Sub C, D & Z
• silica, CO, lead, etc.
• confined spaces
• heat stress
• plants & insects
I
Inspections
• many other specific
standards require
• frequent & regular
• safety committee
• documented?
J
Job Hazard Analysis
• an effective pre-task plan
• employee involved
• establishes safe job
procedure
• enhances training
Keeping The
Site Clean
• housekeeping
• sanitation
• material
handling
• right of way
K
L
Ladders
• proper selection
• inspections
• set-up & safe use
• training
M
Medical & First Aid
• provisions for prompt
medical attention
• accessible first aid
supplies (checked weekly)
• exposure control
N
Noise
• action plan (85dBA TWA)
• periodic monitoring &
audiograms
• engineering controls
• hearing protectors
O
Organizing A
Safety Committee
• bring workers and mgt.
together in cooperative
effort to promote safety
• OR-OSHA requirements
currently being revised
P
PPE
• evaluate work site
• eye/face protection
• head, hand, foot, &
respiratory prot.
• high visibility
Qualified/Competent
Person
• definitions
• requirements in several
specific standards
Q
R
Rigging & Cranes
• frequent inspections
• operator training & card
• written procedures
• suspended platforms
S
Scaffolding
• foundation & platforms
• fall protection
• safe access
• aerial lifts
• training
T
Trench/Excavation
• utilities
• safe access/egress
• exposure to mobile
equipment/accessories
• shoring
U
Unsafe Condition
• hazard + exposure
• corrective
measures
V
Vehicles & Mobile
Equipment
• new vehicle rules
• pinch points
• right of way
• high visibility
garments
Backing Zone
(Distances in ft)
W
Welding & Cutting
• fire prevention
• chemical exposure
• burns/flash
• noise
• PPE
X
X-Ray &
Other Radiation
• lasers
• ionizing & nonionizing
Y
Your Attitude
• can it affect others?
• “work smarter, not
harder” –
ergonomic
awareness
Z
“Zero Energy State”
• lockout/tagout
• when servicing
equipment & machinery
• procedure, training, and
periodic inspections