Health Hazards in Construction

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Health Hazards in Construction
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Regulations for construction health hazards

• 29 CFR 1926 Subpart H

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First-aid requirements

• Provide first-aid supplies
• First-aid kit
• Infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician
• Valid certificate in first-aid training

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Explain what drinking water requirements have to
be met

• Portable containers
• Dipped from containers
• Clearly marked
• Common drinking cup
• Single service cups

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Toilets on the jobsite

• 20 or fewer employees
• 20 or more
• 200 or more
• Temporary field conditions

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Different types of toilets

• Privies
• Chemical toilets
• Recirculating toilets
• Combustion toilets
• Mobile crews

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Washing facilities

• Adequate washing facilities
• Near proximity to the worksite
• Sanitary condition

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Lavatories

• Provide lavatories
• This does not apply to mobile crews

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Provide each lavatory with

• Hot and cold running water
• Tepid running water
• Hand soap or cleansing agents
• Hand towels or cloth toweling
• Convenient to the lavatories

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If showers are required

• If showers are required
• Body soap or cleansing agents
• Hot and cold water
• Individual clean towels

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Vermin control

• Enclosed workplace construction
• Rodents, insects, and other vermin
• Extermination program

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Noise exposure

• Sound levels
• Administrative or engineering controls
• Personal protective equipment

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Radioactive materials or X-rays

• Competent persons
• Specially trained
• Safe operation

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Lasers

• Qualified and trained employees
• Proof of qualification

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Hazardous substances

• How exposure occurs
• Threshold Limit Values

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Illumination

• Minimum intensities
• Ramps
• Runways
• Corridors

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Illumination

• Offices
• Shops
• Storage areas

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Ventilation

• Gases
• Vapors
• Fumes

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Ventilation

• Dusts
• Mists
• Engineering control

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Hazard communication

• Identical requirements
• At 29 CFR1910.1200
• Initial training on hazardous chemicals

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Hazard communication

• New physical or health hazard
• Categories of hazards
• Specific chemicals
• Labels and MSDA

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Hazard communication information

• 29 CFR 1926.59
• Hazardous chemicals
• Written HazCom program
• List of hazardous chemicals
• MSDSs

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Hazard communication training

• Detection methods
• Chemical physical/health hazards
• Hazard protection measures

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Hazard communication training

• Hazard communication program
• Labeling system
• MSDS info

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4,4' Methylenedianiline (MDA)

• 4,4' Methylenedianiline (MDA)
• Health hazards
• Exposure routes

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MDA signage

• Post and maintain legible signs
• Label for containers of MDA

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MDA training

• MSDS for MDA
• Written training

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Lead exposure

• Types of construction

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Employee training

• Warning signs and labels
• MSDS
• Employee information and training

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Employee training

• Action level exposure
• Initial training
• Annual training

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Lead training program

• 1926.62 Lead standard/appendices
• Action level exposure
• Respirators
• Medical surveillance program

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Lead training program

• Engineering controls and work practices
• Compliance plan
• Chelating agents
• Right of access to records

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Lead warning signs

• Warning signs required
• Maintain signs

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Hazardous material markings, labels, placards

• HazMat defined
• Package requirements
• Vehicle requirements
• Retain and maintain

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Process safety management

• Objective
• Process training
• Operating procedures training

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Process safety management

• Specific safety/health hazards
• Emergency operations
• Safe work practices

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Refresher training

• Every three years
• For each employee operating a process

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General training requirements for HAZWOPER

• Objective
• Training needed
• Health and safety plan
• General site workers
• Specific limited task workers

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Initial training requirements for HAZWOPER

• 24-hour training

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