Learn how to implement an effective safety program on construction projects of any scale.
Be better positioned to avoid construction worksite injuries, illnesses, and property damage events by understanding what the most critical risk exposures involve. Learn which standards are related to these high-risk activities, what OSHA expects employers to do with regard to training, PPE, and other procedures to protect workers. This topic will also offer proactive strategies to protect their own employees, as well as third-party workers, and explain how to effectively manage OSHA inspections and incident investigations related to construction worksite accidents.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to describe the most common construction site hazards and how they relate to OSHA’s most-cited standards and National Emphasis Programs.
- You will be able to identify why both safety and health hazards must be addressed effectively by contractors and employers to provide protection for all workers at a construction worksite.
- You will be able to discuss tort liability exposure arising from construction site accidents in a multi-employer context.
- You will be able to explain best practices for effectively managing construction workers and mitigating the most common hazards.
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Agenda
Overview of OSHA Construction Rules and Enforcement
- Current OSHA Enforcement Programs Impacting Construction - New Rules and NEPs
- Most-Cited Construction Standards 2020 - and Why They May Not Align With Most Common Hazards
- Why Worker Classification Is Legally Important for OSHA on Construction Worksites
Most Common Construction Worksite Hazards
- Falls From Great Heights (and Special Structural Steel Rules)
- Excavation/Trench Collapse
- Scaffolding or Ladder Collapse
- Electrical Hazards, Both Shock and Arc Flash
- Personal Protective Equipment - Fatal Error Potential
- Injury Caused by Repetitive Motion and Other Ergonomic Considerations
- Noise and Dust - the H in OSHA
Best Practices to Protect All Workers at Construction Worksites
- Onboarding, Training and Documentation, and General Contractor Responsibilities
- Health Issues - the Hidden Hazards and How to Avoid Them
- Consensus Standards and OSHA's General Duty Clause
- Documentation and Other Tips to Manage OSHA Construction Inspections
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on July 21, 2021.
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- CA MCLE 1.5
- Lorman Education Services is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.5 CLE hours of participatory credit.
To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Faculty
Adele L. Abrams, Esq., ASP, CMSP
Law Office of Adele L. Abrams P.C.
- President, Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, P.C.
- Practice representing employers in OSHA, MSHA and other regulatory and employment law matters.
- Instructs on employment law at U. Of Colorado and Catholic University of America; regular speaker at conferences of NSC, ASSP, and various trade and bar associations.
- Co-author of textbooks: The Safety Professional’s Handbook and Construction Safety Management & Engineering (both published by ASSP)
- Member of NSC, ASSP, American Bar Association
- Avetta Fellow
- National Safety Council’s DSSA Award Winner 2017
- Admitted to practice before multiple state bars, federal courts and the U.S. Supreme Court
- JD, George Washington University; BS, University of Maryland, College Park.
- Can be contacted at [email protected] or 301-613-7498
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