Preventing Construction Fatalities — Kudos to OSHA

January 22nd, 2004 by Hal

OSHA has a great primer on preventing fatalities, OSHA Construction eTool. OSHA selected just four areas for this site: electrical, falls, struck-by, and trenching. These four represent the vast majority of construction-related deaths. OSHA describes these tools this way:

eTools are "stand-alone," interactive, Web-based training tools that provide guidance information for the development of a comprehensive safety and health program. Therefore, they include elements that go beyond specific OSHA mandates, such as recommendations for good industry practice.

Each section follows the same outline:

Am I In Danger?
How Do I Avoid Hazards?
Additional Information

The writing is clear, and actionable.

OSHA cases of worker deaths One of the more grabbing features of the site is the Safety Bulletins. In each section, OSHA presents a case where a worker is doing what they are expected to do, yet they die. The cases are written in a way to educate on what could be done to avoid danger.

The site also includes a comprehensive glossary of construction safety terms written in a way that educates along with links to all the relevant OSHA and ANSI standards. Great job!

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