Construction Safety & OSHA Fundamentals (Coming Soon)

Section 1: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• Definition of PPE and overview
• Hard hats: expiration, types, and the shift toward safety helmets
• Vests and boots (brief)
• Attire requirements, including temperature-control considerations
• Site signage with examples and site-specific variants
• Quiz: what is and is not included in general PPE

Section 2: Activity-Specific Requirements

• Site cleanliness
• Fall protection: scaffolding types, tie-off options, and ladder-vs-edge-distance height rules
• Welding and sparks: dedicated welding requirements versus metal-cutting spark management
• Confined spaces
• Holes and hole requirements
• Electrical: lockout/tagout and specialized glove requirements
• Loud noise: employee exposure and surrounding-area impact
• Safety around equipment: common equipment types, blind-spot examples, and newer technology/accessories being added to equipment for safety

Section 3: Common Issues

• Hand safety, including glove cut levels matched to the activity
• Ladder safety — ladder-specific guidance beyond the fall-protection section

Section 4: Safety Inspection

• Generic site considerations
• Exit routes and signage
• Fire plans and fire-extinguisher count requirements

Section 5: Hazardous Materials

• Six to nine of the most commonly encountered hazardous-material types and symbols (flammable,
  explosive, corrosive, etc.) relevant to typical projects.

Section 6: Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA)

• Background on AHA requirements (typically required by a GC of its subcontractors), followed by a
  hands-on deliverable in which the student completes an AHA template.

Section 7: Navigating OSHA

• Online OSHA tools and how to search them
• General structure and sections of OSHA
• Understanding exclusions — framed as “as safe as humanly possible while getting the job done.”

Section 8: Weather Conditions

• Heat-related considerations (broader coverage) and cold-related considerations, including what sites typically require.