OSHA Construction, Demolition, and Cleanup Safety Issues - a PDH Online Course for Engineers, Architects and Surveyors

OSHA Construction, Demolition, and Cleanup Safety Issues

Course Outline

This four-hour online course discusses safety hazards associated with construction, demolition, and cleanup projects. An informal description is provided for OSHA safety rules and regulations governing common situations.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will

Be familiar with requirements for scaffold safety and inspections;
Be familiar with requirements for trenching excavation and worker protection in trenches;
Understand principles of demolition safety and cleanup;
Be familiar with asbestos hazards, especially as they occur in demolition projects;
Be familiar with lead hazards, especially as they occur in demolition projects;
Understand principles of fall protection in residential construction and in general industry;
Know methods for reducing fall dangers in roof work (installing trusses and tile, and repairing);
Be familiar with principles of working safely with electricity on construction and cleanup sites;
Be familiar with principles of avoiding electrical hazards associated with downed electrical wires;
Be familiar with the use of respirators;
Be cognizant of the difference between respirators and surgical masks;
Know what precautions to take when employing pneumatic nail guns;
Know what precautions to take when employing chain saws; and
Be familiar with the cold stress equation and how to protect workers from cold temperature dangers.

Intended Audience

This course is intended primarily for civil and construction engineers and others who serve as project managers in construction, demolition, and cleanup projects.

Benefit to Attendees

An attendee of this course will be familiar with and able to follow OSHA’s procedures for many situations involving worker safety in construction, demolition, and cleanup projects.

Course Introduction

This course provides an informal introduction to OSHA rules governing construction, demolition, and cleanup projects. Project managers taking this course will be alerted to the presence of hazards that their workers face. Furthermore, managers will learn what OSHA requires be done to mitigate these hazards.

Course Content

This course is based on twenty-four OSHA Quick Cards and Fact Sheets related to hazards associated with construction, demolition, and cleanup.

OSHA Construction, Demolition, and Cleanup Safety Issues Course Overview

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Course Summary

Various hazards arising in construction, demolition, and cleanup projects are described. Protective measures to be taken, as prescribed by OSHA, are explained.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites or web pages:

http://www.osha.gov/pls/publications/publication.html

Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.