With nearly $2 trillion in revenue and continued years of upward momentum, the construction industry provides the foundation for American manufacturing and infrastructure to grow. A high demand for labor needs means that worker safety is more vital than ever. But these workers face dangers: falls, loose materials and rigging, jolting electricity, and moving vehicles.

Building and renovation projects depend on laborers, carpenters, electricians, and other workers. These workers deserve safety, and the construction industry needs a safe workforce.

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Extreme Temperatures

Construction employees spend long hours working outdoors, which can expose them to extreme weather. Hot, humid conditions can cause heat exhaustion or even heat stroke. Frequent breaks, hydration, air circulation, and acclimatizing new workers help keep workers safe. Cold temperatures can also cause frostbite and hypothermia. Warm clothing and gloves can help.

Excavation and Trenching

Trench collapse and cave-ins cause multiple injuries and fatalities every year. Specific methods of excavation, depending on factors like soil and depth, are used to keep trenches stable. They may incorporate safety structures like shoring or trench boxes.

Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD)

When workers lift heavy objects, use pneumatic tools, or bend into awkward positions, they are prone to painful MSDs. These conditions include sprains, strains, and other damage to muscles, ligaments, nerves, and tendons. These injuries, and their accompanying costs, can largely be prevented by applying ergonomic principles.

Struck By/Caught In/Caught Between Incidents

Construction crews work around heavy, powerful objects and machinery on busy, noisy worksites. Equipment, machinery, and vehicle hazards can be mitigated by PPE like hard hats, steel toe footwear, and safety eyewear.

Electrical and other Hazardous Energy

Turning off a machine isn’t enough; a machine suddenly turning on during repair or maintenance can discharge uncontrolled electrical or hazardous energy. Lockout/tagout procedures used alongside electrical PPE that’s insulated from hazards like shock and arc flash can prevent these incidents.

Falls

Construction workers often work at height, sometimes many stories above the ground. Falls from height comprise a primary cause of worksite injuries and fatalities. Fall protection saves lives and can include guardrails, fencing, toe boards, and personal fall arrest systems (PFAS).

Chemical Exposure

Chemicals used or released during construction can cause serious respiratory issues and irritation to sensitive organs like the eyes, nose, and skin. The variety of hazardous substances on a worksite require rigorous administrative controls and protections like employee training, identification labels, and safety data sheets (SDS). Useful PPE includes chemical resistant gloves, sleeves, coveralls, respirators, and spray socks.

Noise

Workers at construction sites are exposed to both prolonged noise and sudden noise bursts, both of which can cause long-term hearing loss. OSHA mandates testing noise levels as well as addressing noise exposure through hearing protection like ear muffs and plugs.

Sharp Surfaces

Lacerations can come from construction materials, saw blades, and handling rebar. Cut-resistant gloves and sleeves, along with durable clothing like long work pants, help prevent exposure to cuts and scrapes.

1926.1153

Occupational exposure to respirable silica in construction work, except where exployee exposure will remain below 25 micrograms per cubic meter of air as an 8-hour time-weightef average (TWA) under any foreseeable conditions.

1926.100

Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

1926.104 (c)

Lifelines used on rock-scaling operations or in areas where the lifeline may be subjected to cutting or abrasion, shall be a minimum of 7/8" wire core manilla rope. For all other lifeline applications, a minimum of 3/4" manilla or equivalent, with a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 lb, shall be used.

1926.96

Safety toe footwear for employees shall meet the requirements and specifications in American National Standard for Men's Safety Toe Footwear Z41.1-1967.

1926.106

Employees working over or near water, where the danger of drowning exists, shall be provided with US Coast Guard-approved life jacket or buoyant work vests.

1926.1101(d)(2)

Asbestos hazards at a multi-employer work site shall be abated by the contractor who created or controls the source of asbestos contamination.

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Advantage+ Rx Safety Eyewear Program

An easy, cost-effective way to provide safety eyewear for workers who wear prescription glasses.

Shoe Express - Safety Shoe & Boot Program

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Direct Connect Employee Voucher Program

Proprietary procurement software with lightens the load of purchasing and distribution of employee PPE and supplies.

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