Preface 1 Introduction 1.1 Nature of Construction Operations 1.2 Introduction to OSHA 1.3 Importance of Safe Practices 1.4 Workers'' Rights 1.5 Summary 1.6 Multiple-Choice Questions 1.7 Practice Problems 1.

8 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 2 Personal Safety 2.1 Basics of Personal Safety 2.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 2.3 Head Protection 2.4 Hearing Protection 2.5 Eye and Face Protection 2.6 Hand Protection 2.7 Foot Protection 2.

8 Respirator 2.9 Personal Training 2.10 Summary 2.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 2.12 Practice Problems 2.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 3 Responsibility, Culture, and Ethics 3.1 General 3.2 Company and Safety 3.

3 Contractors and Safety 3.4 Supervisors and Safety 3.5 Office Personnel and Safety 3.6 Employee and Safety 3.7 Safety-First Culture 3.8 Ethics and Safety 3.9 Ethics and Whistle-Blowing 3.10 Summary 3.

11 Multiple-Choice Questions 3.12 Practice Problems 3.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 4 Accidents in Constructions 4.1 General 4.2 Accident Theories 4.3 Causes of Accidents 4.4 Cost of Accidents 4.5 Incident Investigation Techniques 4.

6 Impact of an Accident on the Employer 4.7 Common Human Performance Snares 4.8 Accident Prevention 4.9 Summary 4.10 Multiple-Choice Questions 4.11 Practice Problems 4.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 5 Construction''s Fatal Fours 5.1 General 5.

2 Falls 5.3 Struck-by-Object 5.4 Electrocutions 5.5 Caught-in-Between 5.6 Summary 5.7 Multiple-Choice Questions 5.8 Practice Problems 5.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 6 Worker Compensation and Injured Worker Management 6.

1 General 6.2 Workers'' Compensation Laws 6.3 Workers'' Compensation Insurance 6.4 Types of Disabilities 6.5 Cost Reduction Strategies 6.6 Remedy for Injured Workers 6.7 Compensable Injuries 6.8 How to Obtain Workers'' Compensation Benefits 6.

9 Death Benefits 6.10 Injured Worker Management 6.11 Summary 6.12 Multiple-Choice Questions 6.13 Practice Problems 6.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 7 Hazards Analysis 7.1 General 7.2 Types of Hazards 7.

3 Importance of Job Hazard Analysis 7.4 Appropriate Jobs for Hazard Analysis 7.5 Getting Started for Hazard Analysis 7.6 Breaking the Jobs Down for Hazard Analysis 7.7 Identifying Potential Hazards 7.8 Preliminary Hazard Analysis 7.9 Correcting or Preventing Hazards 7.10 Detailed Hazard Analysis 7.

11 Hierarchy of Hazard Prevention and Reduction 7.12 Components of Hazard Prevention and Reduction 7.13 Summary 7.14 Multiple-Choice Questions 7.15 Practice Problems 7.16 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 8 Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence 8.1 General 8.2 Safety Rules and Regulations 8.

3 Promoting Safety 8.4 Factors of Safety Violence 8.5 Workplace Violence 8.6 Reduction of Workplace Violence 8.7 Prevention of Workplace Violence 8.8 Workplace Security 8.9 Summary 8.10 Multiple-Choice Questions 8.

11 Practice Problems 8.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 9 OSHA Construction Safety Programs 9.1 History of the OSH Act 9.2 OSHA Standards and the General Duty Clause 9.3 OSHA Jurisdiction and State Programs 9.4 OSHA Recording, Reporting, and Posting Requirements 9.5 OSHA Inspections and Citations 9.6 OSHA Services and Programs 9.

7 Summary 9.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 9.9 Practice Problems 9.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 10 General Safety and Health Provisions 10.1 General 10.2 Safety Training and Education 10.3 First Aid and Medical Attention 10.4 Fire Protection and Prevention 10.

5 Housekeeping 10.6 Personal Protective Equipment 10.7 Acceptable Certifications 10.8 Means of Egress 10.9 Employee Emergency Action Plans 10.10 Summary 10.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 10.12 Practice Problems 10.

13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 11 Occupational Health and Environmental Controls 11.1 General 11.2 Medical Services and First Aid 11.3 Sanitation 11.4 Occupational Noise Exposure 11.5 Illumination 11.6 Ventilation 11.7 Methylenedianiline 11.

8 Lead 11.9 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) 11.10 Summary 11.11 Multiple-Choice Questions 11.12 Exercises 11.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 12 Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment 12.1 General 12.2 General Criteria for Personal Protective Equipment 12.

3 Head Protection 12.4 Hearing Protection 12.5 Eye and Face Protection 12.6 Respiratory Protection 12.7 Safety Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards 12.8 Safety Nets 12.9 Working Over or Near Water 12.10 Summary 12.

11 Multiple-Choice Questions 12.12 Practice Problems 12.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 13 Fire Protection and Prevention 13.1 General 13.2 Fire Protection Equipment 13.3 Injuries and First Aid 13.4 Fire Protection Specifications 13.5 Fire Prevention 13.

6 Flammable Liquids 13.7 Summary 13.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 13.9 Practice Problems 13.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 14 Signs, Signals, and Barricades 14.1 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags 14.2 Signaling 14.3 Summary 14.

4 Multiple-Choice Questions 14.5 Practice Problems 14.6 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 15 Materials Storage, Handling, Use, and Disposal 15.1 General 15.2 Methods of Hazards Prevention in Handling and Storing Materials 15.3 General OSHA Requirements for Storage 15.4 Rigging Equipment for Material Handling 15.5 Handling Other Equipment 15.

6 Disposal of Waste Materials 15.7 Summary 15.8 Multiple-Choice Questions 15.9 Practice Problems 15.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic 16 Tools--Hand and Power 16.1 General 16.2 General Requirements for Tools 16.3 Hand Tools 16.

4 Power-Operated Hand Tools 16.5 Abrasive Wheels and Tools 16.6 Woodworking Tools &n.