Construction Management: Safety & Health

Learn about common types of workplace injuries and measures that can be taken to prevent them, as well as proactive management of safety, quality, and productivity.

Introduction

• Safety is everyone's job
• Is safety really number one?
• Why is safety in construction so hard?

1. Recognizing Safety Hazards in the Industry

• The Focus Four deserve your attention
• Diving into the Focus Four
• Trip and fall hazards
• Falls from heights
• What's overhead?
• What's underground?
• Traffic, traffic, traffic
• Navigating the job site

2. Recognizing Health Hazards in the Industry

• Hazardous chemicals
• Noise
• Working in the heat
• Respiratory hazards

3. Safety and Health Management Systems

• It's time to evolve
• Start looking for leading Indicators
• JHAs
• PTPs
• Communicating safety

4. Leveraging Technology

• Banning cell phones is a mistake
• Identifying hazards on digital drawings
• Using BIM to identify hazards early

Conclusion

• What to watch in the future of safety
• If you want to learn more