Construction Safety : Health, Practices and OSHA /
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, N.Y. :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2022]
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Edición: | First edition. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Nature of Construction Operations
- 1.2 Introduction to OSHA
- 1.3 Importance of Safe Practices
- 1.4 Workers? Rights
- 1.5 Summary
- 1.6 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 1.7 Practice Problems
- 1.8 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 2 Personal Safety
- 2.1 Basics of Personal Safety
- 2.2 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- 2.3 Head Protection
- 2.4 Hearing Protection
- 2.5 Eye and Face Protection
- 2.6 Hand Protection
- 2.7 Foot Protection
- 2.8 Respirator
- 2.9 Personal Training
- 2.10 Summary
- 2.11 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 2.12 Practice Problems
- 2.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 3 Responsibility, Culture, and Ethics
- 3.1 General
- 3.2 Company and Safety
- 3.3 Contractors and Safety
- 3.4 Supervisors and Safety
- 3.5 Office Personnel and Safety
- 3.6 Employee and Safety
- 3.7 Safety-First Culture
- 3.8 Ethics and Safety
- 3.9 Ethics and Whistle-Blowing
- 3.10 Summary
- 3.11 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 3.12 Practice Problems
- 3.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 4 Accidents in Constructions
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Accident Theories
- 4.3 Causes of Accidents
- 4.4 Cost of Accidents
- 4.5 Incident Investigation Techniques
- 4.6 Impact of an Accident on the Employer
- 4.7 Common Human Performance Snares
- 4.8 Accident Prevention
- 4.9 Summary
- 4.10 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 4.11 Practice Problems
- 4.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 5 Construction?s Fatal Fours
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Falls
- 5.3 Struck-by-Object
- 5.4 Electrocutions
- 5.5 Caught-in-Between
- 5.6 Summary
- 5.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 5.8 Practice Problems
- 5.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 6 Worker Compensation and Injured Worker Management
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Workers? Compensation Laws
- 6.3 Workers? Compensation Insurance
- 6.4 Types of Disabilities
- 6.5 Cost Reduction Strategies
- 6.6 Remedy for Injured Workers
- 6.7 Compensable Injuries
- 6.8 How to Obtain Workers? Compensation Benefits
- 6.9 Death Benefits
- 6.10 Injured Worker Management
- 6.11 Summary
- 6.12 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 6.13 Practice Problems
- 6.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 7 Hazards Analysis
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Types of Hazards
- 7.3 Importance of Job Hazard Analysis
- 7.4 Appropriate Jobs for Hazard Analysis
- 7.5 Getting Started for Hazard Analysis
- 7.6 Breaking the Jobs Down for Hazard Analysis
- 7.7 Identifying Potential Hazards
- 7.8 Preliminary Hazard Analysis
- 7.9 Correcting or Preventing Hazards
- 7.10 Detailed Hazard Analysis
- 7.11 Hierarchy of Hazard Prevention and Reduction
- 7.12 Components of Hazard Prevention and Reduction
- 7.13 Summary
- 7.14 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 7.15 Practice Problems
- 7.16 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 8 Promoting Safety and Preventing Violence
- 8.1 General
- 8.2 Safety Rules and Regulations
- 8.3 Promoting Safety
- 8.4 Factors of Safety Violence
- 8.5 Workplace Violence
- 8.6 Reduction of Workplace Violence
- 8.7 Prevention of Workplace Violence
- 8.8 Workplace Security
- 8.9 Summary
- 8.10 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 8.11 Practice Problems
- 8.12 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 9 OSHA Construction Safety Programs
- 9.1 History of the OSH Act
- 9.2 OSHA Standards and the General Duty Clause
- 9.3 OSHA Jurisdiction and State Programs
- 9.4 OSHA Recording, Reporting, and Posting Requirements
- 9.5 OSHA Inspections and Citations
- 9.6 OSHA Services and Programs
- 9.7 Summary
- 9.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 9.9 Practice Problems
- 9.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 10 General Safety and Health Provisions
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Safety Training and Education
- 10.3 First Aid and Medical Attention
- 10.4 Fire Protection and Prevention
- 10.5 Housekeeping
- 10.6 Personal Protective Equipment
- 10.7 Acceptable Certifications
- 10.8 Means of Egress
- 10.9 Employee Emergency Action Plans
- 10.10 Summary
- 10.11 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 10.12 Practice Problems
- 10.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 11 Occupational Health and Environmental Controls
- 11.1 General
- 11.2 Medical Services and First Aid
- 11.3 Sanitation
- 11.4 Occupational Noise Exposure
- 11.5 Illumination
- 11.6 Ventilation
- 11.7 Methylenedianiline
- 11.8 Lead
- 11.9 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)
- 11.10 Summary
- 11.11 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 11.12 Exercises
- 11.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 12 Personal Protective and Lifesaving Equipment
- 12.1 General
- 12.2 General Criteria for Personal Protective Equipment
- 12.3 Head Protection
- 12.4 Hearing Protection
- 12.5 Eye and Face Protection
- 12.6 Respiratory Protection
- 12.7 Safety Belts, Lifelines, and Lanyards
- 12.8 Safety Nets
- 12.9 Working Over or Near Water
- 12.10 Summary
- 12.11 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 12.12 Practice Problems
- 12.13 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 13 Fire Protection and Prevention
- 13.1 General
- 13.2 Fire Protection Equipment
- 13.3 Injuries and First Aid
- 13.4 Fire Protection Specifications
- 13.5 Fire Prevention
- 13.6 Flammable Liquids
- 13.7 Summary
- 13.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 13.9 Practice Problems
- 13.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 14 Signs, Signals, and Barricades
- 14.1 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags
- 14.2 Signaling
- 14.3 Summary
- 14.4 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 14.5 Practice Problems
- 14.6 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 15 Materials Storage, Handling, Use, and Disposal
- 15.1 General
- 15.2 Methods of Hazards Prevention in Handling and Storing Materials
- 15.3 General OSHA Requirements for Storage
- 15.4 Rigging Equipment for Material Handling
- 15.5 Handling Other Equipment
- 15.6 Disposal of Waste Materials
- 15.7 Summary
- 15.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 15.9 Practice Problems
- 15.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 16 Tools?Hand and Power
- 16.1 General
- 16.2 General Requirements for Tools
- 16.3 Hand Tools
- 16.4 Power-Operated Hand Tools
- 16.5 Abrasive Wheels and Tools
- 16.6 Woodworking Tools
- 16.7 Jacks-Lever and Ratchet, Screw, and Hydraulic
- 16.8 Air Receivers
- 16.9 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
- 16.10 Overall Working Safety
- 16.11 Summary
- 16.12 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 16.13 Practice Problems
- 16.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 17 Welding and Cutting
- 17.1 General
- 17.2 Hazards Related to Welding and Cutting
- 17.3 Safe Practices for Welding and Cutting
- 17.4 Arc Welding and Cutting
- 17.5 Fire Prevention
- 17.6 Ventilation and Protection in Welding, Cutting, and Heating
- 17.7 Welding, Cutting, and Heating in Way of Preservative Coatings
- 17.8 Summary
- 17.9 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 17.10 Practice Problems
- 17.11 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 18 Electrical
- 18.1 General
- 18.2 Hazards of Electricity
- 18.3 Causes of Electrical Accidents
- 18.4 Preventing Electrical Accidents
- 18.5 Safe Work Practices for Handling Electricity
- 18.6 General Safety Requirements
- 18.7 Summary
- 18.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 18.9 Practice Problems
- 18.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 19 Scaffolds
- 19.1 General
- 19.2 Types of Scaffolds
- 19.3 General Safety Requirements
- 19.4 Additional Requirements Applicable to Specific Types of Scaffolds
- 19.5 Aerial lifts
- 19.6 Summary
- 19.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 19.8 Practice Problems
- 19.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 20 Fall Protection
- 20.1 General
- 20.2 Duty to Have Fall Protection
- 20.3 Fall Protection Systems Criteria and Practices
- 20.4 Fall Protection Plan
- 20.5 Training Requirements
- 20.6 Summary
- 20.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 20.8 Practice Problems
- 20.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 21 Helicopters, Hoists, Elevators, and Conveyors
- 21.1 General
- 21.2 Helicopters
- 21.3 Material and Personnel Hoists
- 21.4 Base-Mounted Drum Hoists
- 21.5 Overhead Hoists
- 21.6 Conveyors
- 21.7 Summary
- 21.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 21.9 Practice Problems
- 21.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 22 Mechanized Equipment, Motor Vehicles, and Marine Operations
- 22.1 General
- 22.2 Safety Regulations for Mechanized Equipment
- 22.3 Safety Regulations for Motor Vehicles
- 22.4
- Safety Regulations for Material Handling Equipment
- 22.5 Safety Regulations for Pile-Driving Equipment
- 22.6 Safety Regulations for Site Clearing
- 22.7 Safety Regulations for Marine Operations and Equipment
- 22.8 Summary
- 22.9 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 22.10 Practice Problems
- 22.11 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 23 Excavations
- 23.1 General
- 23.2 Specific Excavation Requirements
- 23.3 Requirements for Protective Systems
- 23.4 Soil Classification
- 23.5 Summary
- 23.6 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 23.7 Practice Problems
- 23.8 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 24 Concrete and Masonry Construction
- 24.1 General
- 24.2 Requirements for Equipment and Tools
- 24.3 Requirements for Cast-in-Place Concrete
- 24.4 Requirements for Precast Concrete
- 24.5 Requirements for Lift-Slab Construction Operations
- 24.6 Requirements for Masonry Construction
- 24.7 Summary
- 24.8 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 24.9 Practice Problems
- 24.10 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 25 Steel Erection
- 25.1 General
- 25.2 Hazards in Steel Erections
- 25.3 General Safety Measures in Steel Erections
- 25.4 Site Layout, Site-Specific Erection Plan, and Construction Sequence
- 25.5 Hoisting and Rigging
- 25.6 Structural Steel Assembly
- 25.7 Column Anchorage
- 25.8 Beams and Columns
- 25.9 Open Web Steel Joists
- 25.10 Systems-Engineered Metal Buildings
- 25.11 Fall Protection
- 25.12 Summary
- 25.13 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 25.14 Practice Problems
- 25.15 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 26 Underground Construction, Caissons, Cofferdams, and Compressed Air
- 26.1 General
- 26.2 Underground Construction
- 26.3 Safety Regulations for Caissons
- 26.4 Safety Regulations for Cofferdams
- 26.5 Compressed Air
- 26.6 Summary
- 26.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 26.8 Practice Problems
- 26.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 27 Demolition
- 27.1 General
- 27.2 Types of Demolition
- 27.3 Methods of Demolition
- 27.4 Demolition Hazards
- 27.5 Steps of Demolition
- 27.6 Preparatory Operations
- 27.7 Stairs, Passageways, and Ladders
- 27.8 Chutes
- 27.9 Removal of Materials through Floor Openings
- 27.10 Removal of Walls, Masonry Sections, and Chimneys
- 27.11 Manual Removal of Floors
- 27.12 Removal of Walls, Floors, and Material with Equipment
- 27.13 Storage of Waste Materials
- 27.14 Removal of Steel Construction
- 27.15 Mechanical Demolition
- 27.16 Summary
- 27.17 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 27.18 Practice Problems
- 27.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 28 Stairways and Ladders
- 28.1 General
- 28.2 General Safety Regulations
- 28.3 Safety Regulations for Stairways
- 28.4 Safety Regulations for Stairrails and Handrails
- 28.5 Safety Regulations for Ladders
- 28.6 Summary
- 28.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 28.8 Practice Problems
- 28.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 29 Toxic and Hazardous Substances
- 29.1 General
- 29.2 Asbestos
- 29.3 Thirteen Carcinogens
- 29.4 Vinyl Chloride
- 29.5 Inorganic Arsenic
- 29.6 Beryllium
- 29.7 Chromium (VI)
- 29.8 Cadmium
- 29.9 Benzene
- 29.10 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane
- 29.11 Acrylonitrile
- 29.12 Ethylene Oxide
- 29.13 Formaldehyde
- 29.14 Methylene Chloride
- 29.15 Respirable Crystalline Silica
- 29.16 Summary
- 29.17 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 29.18 Practice Problems
- 29.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 30 Confined Spaces in Construction
- 30.1 General
- 30.2 Confined Space Hazards
- 30.3 Before Entering a Confined Space
- 30.4 Rescue Procedures
- 30.5 General Safety Regulations
- 30.6 Permit-Required Confined Space Program
- 30.7 Permitting Process
- 30.8 Entry Permit
- 30.9 Training
- 30.10 Duties of Authorized Entrants
- 30.11 Duties of Attendants
- 30.12 Duties of Entry Supervisors
- 30.13 Rescue and Emergency Services
- 30.14 Employee Participation
- 30.15 Summary
- 30.16 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 30.17 Practice Problems
- 30.18 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 31 Blasting and the Use of Explosives
- 31.1 General
- 31.2 General Safety Regulations
- 31.3 Blaster Qualifications
- 31.4 Surface Transportation of Explosives
- 31.5 Underground Transportation of Explosives
- 31.6 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents
- 31.7 Loading of Explosives or Blasting Agents
- 31.8 Initiation of Explosive Charges-Electric Blasting
- 31.9 Use of Safety Fuse
- 31.10 Use of Detonating Cord
- 31.11 Firing the Blast
- 31.12 Inspection after Blasting
- 31.13 Misfires
- 31.14 Underwater Blasting
- 31.15 Blasting in Excavation Work under Compressed Air
- 31.16 Summary
- 31.17 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 31.18 Practice Problems
- 31.19 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 32 Electric Power Transmission and Distribution
- 32.1 General
- 32.2 Avoiding Hazards
- 32.3 General Safety Regulations
- 32.4 Medical Services and First Aid
- 32.5 Job Briefing
- 32.6 Enclosed Spaces
- 32.7 Protective Equipment and Tools
- 32.8 Materials Handling and Storage
- 32.9 Grounding for the Protection of Employees
- 32.10 Testing and Test Facilities
- 32.11 Summary
- 32.12 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 32.13 Practice Problems
- 32.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 33 Cranes and Derricks in Construction
- 33.1 General
- 33.2 Assembly/Disassembly
- 33.3 Inspections
- 33.4 Wire Rope-Inspection
- 33.5 Safety Devices
- 33.6 Operation
- 33.7 Work Area Control
- 33.8 Tower Cranes
- 33.9 Derricks
- 33.10 Floating Cranes/Derricks and Land Cranes/ Derricks on Barges
- 33.11 Summary
- 33.12 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 33.13 Practice Problems
- 33.14 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- 34 Ergonomics Program
- 34.1 General
- 34.2 Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD)
- 34.3 Risk Factors for the MSD
- 34.4 Ergonomic Improvements by Employers
- 34.5 Primary Elements of a Complete Ergonomics Program
- 34.6 Summary
- 34.7 Multiple-Choice Questions
- 34.8 Practice Problems
- 34.9 Critical Thinking and Discussion Topic
- Appendix
- References
- Index.