SAFE 543 Construction Safety

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Week One Chat Session
• Review of Syllabus
• Review of Case Studies
• Format for Preplanning Guide
• Chat Session Guidelines
• Case Study 1

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Textbooks
• Hill, Daryl, C. Construction Safety Management
  and Engineering. American Society of Safety
  Engineers, Des Plaines, IL, 2004.
• Code of Federal Regulations 29, Part 1926
  Construction Standards. U.S. Government Printing
  Office, Washington, DC. Current edition. OR the
  student must access and use 29 CFR standards
  online at the OSHA website.

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Review of Syllabus
• Course Organization - The six modules of SAFE 543
  Construction Safety have the following
  components
• One real-world case study with four focusing on
  pre-planning
• Notes and links to other sites to give you
  information necessary to complete objectives,
  assignments and case studies
• Weekly readings from the text to supplement the
  course content
• Weekly Live Classrooms to review material and
  discuss questions/issues
• Assignments embedded within the notes to apply
  course content

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Review of Case Studies
• An overview of the case study and the
  construction job is found as a link on the course
  content home page in D2L.
• Additional information on each module case study
  is found as a hyperlink within all modules after
  the module objectives. This introduction
  provides you an overview of the construction
  project which will be needed when completing each
  modules case study.
• Be sure to follow the Preplanning Report Format
  for the case studies for Modules 2-6.

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Preplanning Report Format
• I. Introduction In this section of the report,
  the student should briefly describe the phase of
  construction for which the report was prepared,
  the purpose of the report and identify the scope
  of activities covered within this specific
  report.
• II. Background Information and Possible
  Subcontractors Involved Here the student should
  list what kind of subcontractors may be
  performing the work during this phase of
  construction.  
•  
• III. Identify/Evaluate/Control Hazards In this
  section, the student should focus on the
  frequency and severity of the actual/potential
  hazards (risk assessment) and how this hazard
  will be evaluated, i.e. standards used to
  evaluate. The activities and hazards must be
  prioritized in descending order, i.e. number 1
  listed as the activity that presents the greatest
  risk. Provide citations for your hazard
  selections
• NOTE Do not discuss all the possible hazards
  but focus on the two MAJOR hazards for each of
  two Major activities in a particular phase of the
  job and for this specific site. The hazards must
  be unique across all case studies. For example,
  do not cite transportation hazards for every
  phase of the construction project.
• 1.Construction Phase - Activity (i.e. Site
  Preparation - Excavation)    
• A. Actual/Potential Hazard Identify the hazard
    
•  B. Evaluation Here the student should list the
  number of employees potentially exposed, describe
  the hazards' potential effects and discuss how
  this hazard will be evaluated (identify standards
  where appropriate).   
• C. Controls The student should list the
  controls that they would recommend for this
  hazard. The controls must consider all three
  areas
• Engineering controls
• Administrative controls (Programs/Policies/Trainin
  g)
• PPE

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Example of Section Three
• Construction Phase Activity Finishing Work
• Actual/Potential Hazard Severe Injury/Fatality
  Resulting from Improper Use and Handling of Power
  Tools.
• Evaluation
• It is anticipated that workers will be using a
  variety of power tools to complete the finishing
  work for the site. Examples of work that will
  performed include installation of HVAC systems,
  electrical, drywall, etc. Examples of power
  tools include sanders, grinders, drills, etc.
• Controls
• Employers will be expected to comply with the
  1926.xxxx standard for power tools. Controls
  shall include selection of power tools that meet
  OSHA standards, inspections..BE SPECIFIC
• Employers will be expected to comply with the
  1926.xxxx standard for power tools. Controls
  shall include selection of power tools that meet
  OSHA standards, inspections..BE SPECIFIC
• Etc.
• Resources
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) Safety
  Training and Education
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1926.300 Tools Hand and
  Power General Requirements
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1926.302 Power Operated
  Hand Tools
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1926.303 Abrasive Wheels
  and Tools
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1926.304 Woodworking
  Tools
• OSHA regulations 29 CFR 1910.134 Respiratory
  Protection

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Live Classroom
• The first part of the Live Classroom will be an
  opportunity for me to review some of the major
  concepts covered in this weeks class. I will use
  PowerPoint slides to address most of this
  information.
• Following this overview, there will be an
  opportunity for you to ask any questions
  regarding the Module content, assignments or case
  study.
• At the end of each Live Classroom, archives will
  be posted.

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SAFE 543 Construction Safety

• Assignments
• Please upload all assignments through D2L.
• I will only grade one assignment submission. Do
  not send one through D2L, a different one through
  email, etc. The first one I come across will be
  the one I grade.
• Make sure your NAME is on the word document for
  assignments and case studies.
• I will be using the D2L email to respond to
  individual students.

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• Assignments
• Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result
  in a zero grade for the assignment or case
  study. Every semester I make changes so you can
  not take the work from previous students. I will
  also be using Turnitin software to evaluate
  plagiarism. Make sure when you use material from
  any source that it is referenced and cited in the
  text!

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Case Study 1

• For your first case study, you will need to
  develop a set of criteria for selecting
  sub-contractors based upon the following
  performance measures
• Accident/Injury Performance Measures
• Loss Measures pertaining to Workers Comp,
  Property, Auto, and Liability
• Safety Program Measures

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Case Study 1

• For each measure, include the process an
  organization would be expected to follow in terns
  of data to be collected, how it would be
  analyzed, and decisions made.