All OSH_Link-Items on construction

All OSH_Link-Items tagged with the subject construction

Work's Worse for Women

This article presents information on high risks women face from job-related stress, musculoskeletal injuries, violence and other hazards. They note these risks will increase when women move in to jobs traditionally done my men, like construction, and presents some ways to deal with these.

Non-binding guide to good practice for understanding and implementing Directive 92/57/EEC on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites

The Directive 92/57/EEC on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites lays down minimum OSH requirements for construction sites at which building or civil engineering works are carried out. Furthermore, it aims at preventing risks at construction sites by establishing a chain of responsibility linking all the parties involved.

The non-binding guide for understanding and implementing Directive 92/57/EEC provides further information on the Directive and provides good practice suggestions and examples. This guide aims at assisting all parties involved in construction: clients, designers, coordinators, project supervisors, contractors, workers, suppliers and others. It is broken down as follows:

• Chapter 1 general principles of prevention
• Chapter 2: OSH requirements - duties and roles of stakeholders and the required documentation
• Chapter 3 typical hazards and risks during construction work
• Chapter 4: risk management throughout the duration of construction projects (from project preparation to post-construction stage)
• Chapter 5: summary of the duties of each stakeholder during the construction project

A practical guide on best practice to prevent or minimise asbestos risks

The practical guide provides information on the identification of asbestos and asbestos products and raises awareness of the asbestos presence. It describes good practice on asbestos removal (e.g. dust suppression, enclosure and protective equipment) and the handling asbestos-cement products and waste. Furthermore, the guideline encourages the use of protective equipment and clothing, taking into account human factors.

This guideline is made for employers (e.g. regarding technical, organisational and personal safety and health protection), employees (e.g. regarding information about protective measures, workers’ training, OSH motivation) and labour inspectors (e.g. regarding key aspects during inspection visits).

The Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) prepared this guideline together with the European Social Partners (trade union and employers representatives) and the Advisory Committee for Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) in 2006.

Note: The manuscript was completed well before the release of Directive 2009/148/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work, thus it does not serve as a direct guideline for the latest legislation.

Maintenance et prévention des risques professionnels dans les projets de bâtiment

Cette brochure à destination des maîtres d'ouvrage, des maîtres d'oeuvre, des coordonnateurs de sécurité et des entreprises a deux objectifs. Elle vise tout d'abord à favoriser la prise en compte de la maintenance des bâtiments dès la conception d'un projet en précisant les enjeux ainsi que le rôle des différents intervenants. Elle vise ensuite à ce qu'une organisation soit mise en place dès la conception du projet pour prendre en compte la sécurité des personnes chargées des interventions ultérieures sur l'ouvrage, en rappelant les principales obligations à respecter et en proposant des solutions pour les travaux d'entretien courant.

Construction portal at OSHA-Malta

Building and Construction and Quarrying

Gyakorlati útmutató azbesztveszéllyel járó munkákhoz (Practical guideline on work with asbestos)

Gyakorlati útmutató az azbeszttel járó kockázatok megelőzése vagy csökkentése érdekében követendő bevált gyakorlathoz a (potenciálisan) azbesztveszéllyel járó munkáknál – a munkáltatók, a munkavállalók és a munkaügyi felügyelők számára.

A vezető munkaügyi felügyeleti tisztviselők bizottságának (SLIC) kiadása.

A bevált gyakorlatról szóló, nem kötelező érvényű útmutató.

Ezen útmutató célja a gyakorlati megelőzés, és azon tevékenységek széles skáláját öleli fel, amelyek esetében azbesztveszély áll vagy állhat fenn.

Practical guideline for work with asbestos compiled by Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC), published by the European Commision.

The Safe Crane Campaign

The Safe Crane Campaign is an initiative instigated and administered bythe UK construction industry to ensure that tower cranes on UKconstruction sites are safely erected, maintained, operated anddismantled.

Downloadable information on:

Construction site checklist

Basics of everyday construction site health and safety in one page. Questions you should revisit week after week.

Lavoratori nelle opere di asfaltura (Asphalt laying work)

Vademecum per il miglioramento della sicurezza e della salute dei lavoratori nell opere di asfaltatura.

Study on the health and saftey risk of asphalt laying works.

Instytut Techniki Budowlanej (Building Research Institute)

Instytut Techniki Budowlanej jest uprawniony do wydawania certyfikatów:
    * zgodności wyrobów budowlanych
          o z normami oraz aprobatami technicznymi, uprawniających do znakowania wyrobów znakiem budowlanym B,
          o z kryteriami technicznymi ITB, uprawniającymi do znakowania wyrobów znakami ITB: jakości, ekologicznym, akustycznym, jakości akustyki, cieplnym, jakości cieplnej,
    * na usługi budowlane, zgodnie z kryteriami usług,
    * na systemy zarządzania:
          o jakością, zgodnie z PN-EN ISO 9001:2001,
          o środowiskiem, zgodnie z PN-EN ISO 14001:1998,
          o bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy, zgodnie z PN-EN ISO 18001:2004,
          o zintegrowane,
    * kompetencji personelu,
    * zakładowej kontroli produkcji wyrobów budowlanych.

Building Research Institute is authorized to issue the following certificates:
    * building products
          o for conformity with standards and technical approvals, allowing for marking  of products with the mark B,
          o for conformity with the ITB technical criteria, allowing for marking of products with the following ITB marks (quality, ecological, acoustic, acoustic quality, thermal, thermal quality marks.
    * building services for the conformity with the service criteria
    * management systems for:
          o quality, for conformity with PN-EN ISO 9001 :2001
          o environment, for conformity with PN-EN ISO 14001 :1998
          o safety, for conformity with PN-N 18001 :2004
          o integrated systems.
    * factory production control of building products
    * personnel competence.

Amiante (Asbestos)

Information sur l'asbest. Brochure "Prévenir l'exposition à l'amiante" á télécharger.

Some material on asbestos, a leaflet to download.

Azbest dobre praktyki (Asbestos good practice guides)

Praktyczny podręcznik najlepszych praktyk służących zapobieganiu ryzyku w pracach wymagających kontaktu z azbestem lub zminimalizowaniu tego ryzyka:
dla pracodawców, pracowników oraz inspektorów pracy. Opracowane przez Komitet Starszych Inspektorów Pracy (SLIC). Edynburg 2006.

Wybrane przepisy prawne dotyczące azbestu.
Zeszyty prawne nr 40. Stan prawny na 31 sierpnia 2006.

Postępowanie z azbestem w obiektach budowlanych, 2006
Kolejne wydanie broszury nt. azbestu w budownictwie; poza omówieniem szkodliwości różnych rodzajów azbestu oraz bezpiecznego postępowania z wyrobami azbestowymi, nowe wydanie zawiera wykaz aktualnie obowiązujących najważniejszych przepisów dotyczących azbestu: dopuszczonych zastosowań oraz obowiązujących zasad bhp.

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Uwaga! Azbest. Ważne informacje.
Charakterystyka azbestu jako źródła zagrożenia; zastosowania azbestu, czyli gdzie się znajduje; jak postępować z azbestem – obowiązki wynikające z przepisów prawa: inwentaryzacja i ocena, informacja do właściwych organów administracji publicznej; jak usuwać, czyli zasady bezpiecznego kontaktu z azbestem, zabezpieczania wyrobów i postępowania z zawierającymi azbest odpadami. Także wzór dokumentu: Informacja o wyrobach zawierających azbest i miejscu ich wykorzystania.

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Downloadable materials on asbestos.

L'amiante - environnement / Asbest - leefmilieu (Asbestos - environment)

Informations sur l'amiante par le Service Public Fédéral Belge.
Informatie over asbest - Belgische Federale Overheidsdiensten.
Webpage of the federal portal on asbestos.

Tervezés-koordináció és leesés elleni védelem az építkezésen (Safety planning and prevention of falls at constructions)

Hasznos összefoglaló az építkezések munkavédelmi koordinációs teendőiről és a leesés elleni védelemről az osztrák munkafelügyelet részéről. Az osztrák szabályozást tartalmazza!

Useful leaflet on safety planning and prevention of falls at construction site published by the Austrian labour inspectorate. Refers to Austrian legislation!

Azbestová exopzícia - minulosť a súčasnosť (Asbestos exposition - past and present)

Tento článok pojednáva o škodlivosti azbestu, a ako vybudovať ochrannýsystém proti jeho účinkom na Slovensku.

This article deals with asbestos-related malignancies and the way of the building up a protectivesystem in Slovakia against the effects of asbestos.

Amiante / Asbest (Asbestos)

Info sur l'amiante:

Asbest info:

Information on asbestos.

OSHA Construction eTOOL: Electrical Incidents

Electricity has become essential to modern life. Perhaps because it is such a familiar part of our surroundings, it often is not treated with the respect it deserves. Safety and health programs must address electrical incidents and the variety of ways electricity becomes a hazard. In general, OSHA requires that employees not work near any part of an electrical power circuit unless protected. The following hazards are the most frequent cause of electrical injuries: Contact with Power Lines, Lack of Ground-Fault Protection, Path to Ground Missing or Discontinuous, Equipment Not Used in Manner Prescribed and Improper Use of Extension and Flexible Cords.

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths Caused by Falls From Suspension Scaffolds

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests assistance in preventing worker injuries and deaths caused by falls from suspension scaffolds. "Suspension scaffold" means one or more working platforms suspended by ropes or other means from an overhead structure. Recent investigations by NIOSH suggest that fatal falls occur as a result of defective scaffold equipment, improper installation or operation, improper training of workers, or a failure to use appropriate personal fall protection equipment. This Alert describes five incidents resulting in six deaths caused by falls from suspension scaffolds.

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Traffic-Related Motor Vehicle Crashes

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) requests help in preventing worker deaths associated with motor vehicles. From 1980 to 1992, motor vehicle crashes were the leading cause of work-related deaths in U.S. workers. During this period, traffic-related motor vehicle crashes accounted for the deaths of 15,830 workers—or 20% of all fatal workplace injuries. Also during that period, 1,997 worker deaths were associated with motor vehicle crashes that were not related to traffic on a public highway. The number of traffic-related deaths was eight times the number not related to traffic.
This Alert examines traffic-related motor vehicle crashes that resulted in the death of a person who was at work when the incident occurred. Events that occurred while traveling to or from work are not included.

Preventing Electrocutions of Workers Using Portable Metal Ladders Near Overhead Power Lines

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is requesting assistance in preventing electrocutions that occur when portable metal ladders (including aluminum ladders) contact overhead power lines. Portable metal ladders are used widely in many industries. This Alert describes six deaths that occurred because portable aluminum ladders, which are electrical conductors, came in contact with energized overhead power lines. If nonconductive ladders had been used instead, or if safe working clearances had been maintained, these deaths might have been prevented.
Specific Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations govern the use of portable metal ladders. These regulations should be implemented and enforced by every employer, manager, supervisor, and worker in operations that use portable metal ladders. Editors of appropriate trade journals, safety and health officials, and other persons (especially those in the building trades) are requested to bring the recommendations in this Alert to the attention of contractors and workers.