Construction Management: Safety and Health
1h 13mBeginner2022-12-13
Authors

Jim Rogers
Recognized leader in the field of construction management
Course details
Construction contractors are realizing that safety, productivity, and quality are inextricably linked and are moving to implement programs that go beyond regulatory compliance and take a more active stance towards protecting their employees in the field. In this course, instructor Jim Rogers discusses the most common types of workplace injuries, along with measures that can be taken to prevent them. Jim also covers safety and health management systems, highlighting the importance of safety as something that must be actively managed in conjunction with quality and productivity. Plus, he goes over the role the construction manager needs to play in this process.
Skills covered
Construction ManagementAECOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Safety is everyone's job
- 02 - Is safety really number one
- 03 - Why is safety in construction so hard
1. Recognizing Safety Hazards in the Industry
- 04 - The Focus Four deserve your attention
- 05 - Diving into the Focus Four
- 06 - Trip and fall hazards
- 07 - Falls from heights
- 08 - What's overhead
- 09 - What's underground
- 10 - Traffic, traffic, traffic
- 11 - Navigating the job site
2. Recognizing Health Hazards in the Industry
- 12 - Hazardous chemicals
- 13 - Noise
- 14 - Working in the heat
- 15 - Respiratory hazards
3. Safety and Health Management Systems
- 16 - It's time to evolve
- 17 - Start looking for leading Indicators
- 18 - JHAs
- 19 - PTPs
- 20 - Communicating safety
4. Leveraging Technology
- 21 - Banning cell phones is a mistake
- 22 - Identifying hazards on digital drawings
- 23 - Using BIM to identify hazards early
Conclusion
- 24 - What to watch in the future of safety
- 25 - If you want to learn more
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