Construction Safety and the OSHA Standards, CourseSmart eTextbook

For courses in Construction Safety, Construction and OSHA, and Safety Management for Construction.

 

This new offering tackles issues and standards relating to construction safety. Written to address the complexities of today’s job sites, it prepares students to handle all of the safety, health, and compliance responsibilities of even the largest construction projects. Divided into three parts, it covers not only the construction-related OSHA standards, but also essential safety topics such as accident causation theories and ethics and safety. Using key words, review questions, and end-of-chapter activities, it helps those individuals who are responsible for safety and health in one of the most potentially dangerous industries–the construction industry.

PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS

1.      Cost of Accidents: Why Safety is Important

2.      Role of Construction Personnel in Safety and Health

3.      Accident Causation Theories

4.      Ethics and Safety

5.      Workers’ Compensation

6.      OSHA Compliance

 

PART II: OSHA’S CONSTRUCTION STANDARD AND RELATED SAFETY PRACTICES

7.      Subparts A through E and Related Safety Practices

8.      Subparts F through J and Related Safety Practices

9.      Subparts K through O and Related Safety Practices

10.  Subparts P through U and Related Safety Practices

11.  Subparts V through Z and Related Safety Practices

 

PART III: APPLICATION ON THE JOB

12.  Construction Safety and Health: Program and Policies

13.  Job Safety and Hazard Analysis

14.  Accident Investigation, Reporting, and Record Keeping

15.  Emergency Response Plan

16.  Preventing Violence in the Workplace

17.  Promoting Safety

 

GLOSSARY

INDEX