Construction safety
Injury prevention resources for one of the most dangerous industries.
These pages include information helpful to construction and maintenance work:
- Slips, trips, and falls
- Ladder safety
- Silica information (on the chemicals and materials page)
- Promote health – includes fatigue, stress, substance abuse and other topics
Resources
Simple solutions for home building workers (NIOSH)
A basic guide for preventing manual material handling injuries.
Fall protection, aerial lifts, mobile cranes and scaffolds
Fact sheet | Falls from roofs can be prevented (NIOSH)
An illustrated, quick-reference sheet that can be used as a poster.
Fall protection in residential construction (OSHA)
Fact sheet | Aerial lifts (OSHA)
A short overview on hazards, training, safety, and operation of an aerial lift.
Scaffolding eTool (OSHA)
Illustrated checklists for specific types of scaffolds.
Excavation
Trenching and Excavation (OSHA)
This page includes resources in a variety of formats that can be used to protect workers.
Fact sheet | Trenching and excavation safety (OSHA)
Brief, two-page sheet on dangers, safety measures, rules, and more.
Construction eTool (OSHA)
Trenching and excavation
Hand tools
Hand tool safety guide
A short guide on teaching safe tool methods, storage and handling, and identifying defects.
Understanding the risk – Nail gun safety (CPWR)
This page explains how nail guns work and includes links to several other helpful resources.
Nail gun safety (NIOSH)
Learn what you can do to prevent nail gun injuries, including short videos on the best and worst types of nail guns.
Safety comic: Straight talk about nail gun safety (NIOSH)
10-page comic book with a serious subject: nail gun use and safety. [Spanish]
Choose hand safety (Center for Construction Research and Training)
Learn how to choose hand tools and gloves with interative resources, training, and more.