Employee Resources

Construction Safety

Session I: Overview - Falls
Download the Word or PDF document and use the following web resources to help you answer the construction safety review questions.

• Leading Causes of Construction-Site Fatalities - Watch 15-Minute Video: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/video/constructionsafety/video.html (Construction Safety: Choice or Chance).
  
• Preventing Falls - Read Information the following
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/unprotected.html (Unprotected Sides, Wall Openings, and Floor Holes)
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/unprotected.html (Caídas: Lados sin protección, aberturas en la pared y agujeros en el piso)
  
  Include information on Guardrail Systems at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/guardrail.html,
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/guardrail.html (Sistemas de Barandas)
  
  Safety Net Systems at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/safetynet.html,
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/safetynet.html (Los Sistemas de Redes de Seguridad)
  
  and Personal Fall Arrest Systems at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/fallarrest.html.
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/fallarrest.html (Los Sistemas Personales de Detención de Caídas)
  
• Improper Scaffolding Construction - Read information at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/improper_scaffolds.html.
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/improper_scaffolds.html (Caídas: Construcción incorrecta de andamios)
  
  Also read about Scaffolding Access at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/scaffoldaccess.html
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/scaffoldaccess.html (Acceso al Andamio)
  
• Misuse of Portable Ladders - Read Information at
  ENGLISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/ladders.html
  SPANISH: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction_sp/falls/ladders.html (Caídas: El uso incorrecto de las escaleras portátiles)