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title: Construction Safety Training | EHSSoftware.io
description: Explore comprehensive construction safety training topics, from crane safety to drug and alcohol abuse prevention. Learn about hazards, regulations, PPE, and more for a safer work environment.
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# Content

E-Learning Content Catalog

## Construction Safety Training

### Crane Safety in Construction Environments

- Operator certification
- Equipment inspection
- General and operational safety devices
- General operating procedures
- Working around power lines
- Working with boom cranes

### Dealing with Drug & Alcohol Abuse for Employees in Construction Environments

- What substances are commonly abused
- Alcohol and other depressants
- Stimulants, narcotics and hallucinogens
- How people get "hooked"
- Drug dependency
- Who can become a substance abuser
- Drug and alcohol policies
- Helping employees overcome substance abuse

### Dealing with Drug & Alcohol Abuse for Managers and Supervisors in Construction Environments

- How substance abuse can affect a workplace
- Related laws and regulations
- Creating an alcohol and drug-free workplace
- The roles of education and testing
- Recognizing on-the-job substance abuse
- How to handle substance abuse situations

### Electrocution Hazards in Construction Part I

- Electrical hazards and electrocution
- Major types of electrocution hazards
- Power lines and GFCIs
- Power tools and extension cords
- Lock-out/tag-out

### Electrocution Hazards in Construction Part II

- Electrical hazards and electrocution
- Power lines and isolation
- Tools and equipment
- Assured Equipment Grounding Conductor Programs
- Lock-out/tag-out
- Employee training

### Eye Safety in Construction Environments

- Who is affected by eye problems and how
- How the eye "works"
- Eyestrain
- Wearing contact lenses at work
- Physical and radiation hazards and personal protective equipment

### Fall Protection in Construction Environments

- The consequences of falls in the workplace
- Hazardous work environments
- The safety "mindset"
- Designing fall hazards out of the workplace
- Proper housekeeping techniques
- Protective measures
- Protective equipment

### First Aid in Construction Environments

- Cuts and bleeding
- Muscle pulls and sprains
- Burns
- Broken bones
- Shock
- Artificial respiration and CPR
- AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators)

### GHS for Construction Workers - Introduction

- What is the Globally Harmonized System
- Why Did OSHA adopt the GHS
- Hazard classification
- The "Safety Data Sheet"
- Container labeling (text elements)
- Container labeling (pictograms)
- Information and training
- GHS "phase in" dates

### GHS Labeling in Construction Environments

- How the GHS changes chemical hazard labeling
- GHS labels' text elements
- GHS labels' pictograms
- Training and phase-in dates

### GHS Safety Data Sheets in Construction Environments

- GHS Safety Data Sheet's
- Materials and their hazards
- Hazardous materials emergencies
- Handling hazardous materials

### Hand & Power Tool Safety in Construction Environments

- Tool hazards
- Tool maintenance
- Inspecting power tools
- Protecting yourself and others from hazards
- Personal protective equipment
- Choosing tools that "fit" you and the job

### Hand, Wrist & Finger Safety in Construction Environments

- The hand and how it works
- Preparing for the job
- Personal protective equipment
- Fit and care of personal protective equipment
- Ergonomic hazards

### Hazard Communication in Construction Environments

- GHS Safety Data Sheets and container labels
- Toxins, corrosives and irritants
- Flammables, combustibles and gases
- Carcinogens and radiation
- Exposure situations
- Personal protective equipment and chemical storage
- Spills and cleanup

### Heat Stress in Construction Environments

- Situations that can cause heat-related illnesses
- Heat stress and the body's cooling system
- Other heat-related illnesses
- Preparing to work in hot environments
- Engineering controls
- Treating heat-related illnesses

### Ladder Safety in Construction Environments

- Ladder selection
- Inspection before use
- Setting up and moving ladders
- Climbing on ladders
- Ladder accidents

### Personal Protective Equipment in Construction Environments

- General workplace injury information
- PPE for head hazards
- PPE for eye and face hazards
- PPE for respiratory hazards
- PPE for hand and finger hazards
- PPE for foot hazards
- PPE for electrical hazards

### Rigging Safety in Construction Environments

- "Qualified/competent" riggers and signalers
- Personal protective equipment
- Equipment inspection
- Slings and hitches
- Hand signals
- Load angles
- Working around power lines

### Safe Lifting in Construction Environments

- The back's structure and function
- Preparing for a lift
- The mechanics of safe lifting
- Planning a "carry"

### Safety Orientation in Construction Environments

- The "mental" aspects of safety
- Basics of accident prevention
- Hazard evaluation and safety housekeeping
- Tool use and maintenance
- Fires and other emergencies
- Use of personal protective equipment

### Slips, Trips and Falls in Construction Environments

- Center of gravity and balance
- Trips and slips
- Walking surfaces
- Housekeeping and maintenance
- Footwear
- How to fall properly
- Personal protective equipment

### Supported Scaffolding Safety in Construction Environments

- Responsibilities of a "scaffold expert"
- Creating a level and stable foundation
- Platforms and planking
- The danger of power lines
- Ramps and walkways
- Platform hazards
- Personal fall arrest systems
- Guarding against falling objects

### Suspended Scaffolding Safety in Construction Environments

- Responsibilities of a "scaffold expert"
- Platforms and planking
- The danger of power lines
- Platform hazards
- Personal fall arrest systems
- Guarding against falling objects

### Working with Lead Exposure in Construction Environments

- Contents of the standards
- Measurement" concepts
- Permissible exposure limits (PEL)
- Time weighted average (TWA)
- Action levels
- Exposure assessment and monitoring
- Methods of compliance
- Hygiene and housekeeping
- Medical surveillance

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