Download or read book Safety Fundamentals and Best Practices in Construction Industry written by Pedro P. Marfa and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-06-09 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to help safety practitioners, project managers, construction managers, and craftsmen who are determined and self-motivated persons to strengthen their knowledge in safety, which is a prime importance of a construction company in the protection of well-being and company assets during the execution of the project. It provides guidelines to develop company Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP) in preparation to become a contractor in government projects, in private sectors, and in oil- and gas-producing facility. It gives a wide understanding for both safety practitioners and company site management, the required occupational health and safety documentations mainly for the companys safety program, and best safety practices accepted by the client and align with international safety regulations as prescribed in Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for the construction industry. The contents of this book describes specific steps in developing effective organizational structure, occupational health and safety program, lesson learned, management responsibilities, hazard identification plan (HIP), job safety analysis (JSA), method statement, performance measurement, and recommendations on the best safety practices that can be applied in any government project, private sectors, and oil- and gas-producing facility projects. With the vast knowledge and experiences in safety acquired from training seminars from international and local organizations, the author will bring you into the real world in the construction field.
Download or read book Construction Site Safety written by Richard D. Hislop and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-06-29 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important part of an organization's overall safety and health program involves safety management for contractors. A contractor with a poor safety program can adversely affect quality, productivity, schedules, and overall cost. This book explains how to manage project safety and improve the odds of an injury-free workplace. If project managers are to apply their judgment wisely, they need to know the rationale for each requirement, and how to implement it. They must know what is to be done, who is to do it, and when and how it should be done. The author considers all these factors. Construction Site Safety addresses the fundamental elements of a successful construction safety program. The author explains the industry trends and best practices that enable job site managers or field engineers to understand the necessary steps to ensure that contractors have and follow safety guidelines. Features
Download or read book Construction Safety Health Practices and OSHA written by M. Rashad Islam and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2021-10-15 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive overview of all aspects of construction safety, including standards and regulations, for major infrastructure and construction projects of all types. Construction Safety: Health, Practices, and OSHA covers key elements of construction safety across all types of construction. In-depth coverage includes safety principles, precautions necessary with the use of specific materials, protections for various types of construction, detailed explanations of Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), and compliance with OSHA regulations. The book contains theoretical materials and detailed explanations with photos, tables, diagrams and sketches. At the end of each chapter there are multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks questions typical of those found in various national exams and OSHA construction safety training exam as well as practice problems and critical-thinking questions. Coverage includes: Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA). Toxic and Hazardous Substances Concrete, Masonry, Steel, and Wood Construction Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air Blasting and fires Electric Power Transmission and Distribution Mechanized Equipment, Scaffold, Materials Handling and Transportation Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence
Download or read book Safety and Health in Construction written by International Labour Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It goes a long way in mapping out the agenda for health and safety professionals in this most dangerous and populous industry." Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Derby, United Kingdom Changes in working practices and conditions in the construction industry over the past decade have meant that the competent authorities, health and safety committees, management or employers' and workers' organizations, in particular, should take a fresh look at such aspects as the safety of workplaces, health hazards, and construction equipment and machinery. This code of practice takes account of new areas in the sector which require improved health and safety practices and other protective measures.
Download or read book Health and Safety in Construction written by Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the essential tasks for achieving healthy and safe construction sites and helps the reader to identify hazards and control risks. This book also explains how to plan, organise, control, monitor and review health and safety throughout the life of a project. It is suitable for those involved in construction work.
Download or read book Rebar Cage Construction and Safety written by Michael J. Casey and published by Amer Society of Civil Engineers. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebar Cage Construction and Safety: Best Practices presents guidelines for the safe handling of steel reinforcing-bar (rebar) cages throughout the design, fabrication, and erection process. The focus is on rebar cages used for large, cast-in-place concrete columns in a variety of settings, including bridge piers, elevated highway sections, and high-rise buildings. These cages are inherently unstable, usually held together by tie-wire alone. They are challenging to fabricate, to lift from the horizontal to the vertical position, and to support in the temporary condition until concrete is cast. Engineered temporary support systems, such as bracing or cable-guy systems, can mitigate the instability of standing rebar cages and resist lateral loads, ensuring better safety for the iron workers tasked with climbing the cages. Topics include: overview of rebar cages; organisational management for rebar cages; construction engineering; checklists of best practices for construction; and summary, conclusions, and recommendations. This volume describes best practices for construction engineering and construction practice regarding rebar cages.It will be useful to construction engineers working with large columns for the first time as well as construction contractors looking to establish policies and procedures related to rebar column safety.
Download or read book Construction Safety Management and Engineering written by Darryl C. Hill and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction Safety Management Systems written by Steve Rowlinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry has a distressingly poor safety record, whether measured in absolute terms or alongside other industries. The level of construction safety in a country is influenced by factors such as variations in the labour forces, shifting economies, insurance rates, legal ramifications and the stage of technological development. Yet the problem is a world-wide one, and many of the ways of tackling it can be applied across countries. Effective tools include designing, preplanning, training, management commitment and the development of a safety culture. The introduction and operation of effective safety management systems represents a viable way forwards, but these systems are all too rarely implemented. How can this be done? Should we go back to prescriptive legislation? This book considers these questions by drawing together leading-edge research papers from the proceedings of an international conference conducted by a commission (W099) on Safety and Health on Construction Sites of CIB, the international council of building research organisations.
Download or read book Construction Health and Safety Management written by Alan Griffith and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides knowledge, understanding and guidance to the detailed and complex requirements of health and safety legislation as applied to the construction industry. This book provides the knowledge, understanding and guidance to the CDM regulations that students in particular will need when they start working in the industry. It links in with the CIOB Education Framework at levels 2 and 3.
Download or read book Construction Safety written by Rita Yi Man Li and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close-to-ideal blend of suburb and city, speedy construction of towers of Babylon, the sparkling proportion of glass and steel buildings’ facade at night showcase the wisdom of humans. They also witness the footsteps, sweats and tears of architects and engineers. Unfortunately, these signatures of human civilizations are swathed in towering figures of construction accidents. Fretting about these on sites, different countries adopt different measures on sites. This book firstly sketches the construction accidents on sites, followed by a review on safety measures in some of the developing countries such as Bermuda, Egypt, Kuwait and China; as well as developed countries, for example, the United States, France and Singapore. It also highlights the enormous compensation costs with the courts’ experiences in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.
Download or read book Cal OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cal/OSHA Pocket Guide for the Construction Industry is a handy guide for workers, employers, supervisors, and safety personnel. This latest 2011 edition is a quick field reference that summarizes selected safety standards from the California Code of Regulations. The major subject headings are alphabetized and cross-referenced within the text, and it has a detailed index. Spiral bound, 8.5 x 5.5"
Download or read book The Construction Chart Book written by CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training and published by Cpwr - The Center for Construction Research and Training. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.
Download or read book Project Management for Construction written by Chris Hendrickson and published by Chris Hendrickson. This book was released on 1989 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Construction Safety written by Jimmie Hinze and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1997 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appropriate for undergraduate and graduate-level courses dealing specifically with Construction Safety or any Construction/Design/ Architecture/Engineering courses that emphasize safety. Written to help the future construction manager, engineer, or architect understand the basic principles and latest research in construction safety. Much more than a review of OSHA guidelines, this text summarizes the latest research in a way that managers can use immediately. There is an emphasis on the principles of accident prevention.
Download or read book Keeping Patients Safe written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-27 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the revolutionary Institute of Medicine reports To Err is Human and Crossing the Quality Chasm, Keeping Patients Safe lays out guidelines for improving patient safety by changing nurses' working conditions and demands. Licensed nurses and unlicensed nursing assistants are critical participants in our national effort to protect patients from health care errors. The nature of the activities nurses typically perform â€" monitoring patients, educating home caretakers, performing treatments, and rescuing patients who are in crisis â€" provides an indispensable resource in detecting and remedying error-producing defects in the U.S. health care system. During the past two decades, substantial changes have been made in the organization and delivery of health care â€" and consequently in the job description and work environment of nurses. As patients are increasingly cared for as outpatients, nurses in hospitals and nursing homes deal with greater severity of illness. Problems in management practices, employee deployment, work and workspace design, and the basic safety culture of health care organizations place patients at further risk. This newest edition in the groundbreaking Institute of Medicine Quality Chasm series discusses the key aspects of the work environment for nurses and reviews the potential improvements in working conditions that are likely to have an impact on patient safety.
Download or read book A Guide to Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Handbook for Building Construction Administration Materials Design and Safety written by Clifford J. Schexnayder and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan, design, execute, and manage building construction projects This hands-on engineering textbook shows, step-by-step, how to work through the many stages of a building construction project―from planning and material selection through compliance, safety, and quality assurance. Written by a pair of highly respected experts in the industry, Handbook for Building Construction: Administration, Materials, Design, and Safety contains best practices, real-world examples, and practical applications. You will discover how to develop design specifications, understand complex codes and regulations, and apply the best methods for building construction jobs of all sizes. Coverage includes: The construction industry The project team Contract administration Construction Accounting Project Estimating Scheduling projects Risk management Building materials and construction methods Foundations Electrical construction Mechanical piping systems HVAC Energy efficient building systems Software support Productivity and quality management Equipment for building construction Safety
