Construction Industry
Prevención contra caídas (Fall Prevention in Construction)
HIGHLIGHTS
What's New
What's New
NEWLadder Safety Guidance
  • Falling Off Ladders Can Kill: Use Them Safely - Booklet
    [1.3 MB PDF* | EPUB* | MOBI*, 16 pages]
  • Safe Use of Extension Ladders - Fact Sheet (English) [554 KB PDF*, 3 pages]
  • Safe Use of Job-made Wooden Ladders - Fact Sheet (English) [656 KB PDF*, 2 pages]
  • Safe Use of Stepladders - Fact Sheet (English) [515 KB PDF*, 2 pages]
Stakeholder Meetings on Crane Operator Certification Requirements

New factsheets on minimizing silica exposure in construction [3/1/13]
Related Topics
 Related Topics
Structural Collapses During Construction - Lessons Learned, 1990-2008 [PDF* - 544 KB]

Prevention Videos (v-Tools): Construction Hazards. OSHA, (2011).

Prevention through Design (PtD). OSHA Alliance Program - Construction Workplace Design Solutions

Trenching and Excavation Safety [35 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2011). en Español [282 KB PDF*, 2 pages].

Nail Gun Safety: A Guide for Construction Contractors
(English PDF) (Spanish PDF)
How can OSHA help?
OSHA has developed this webpage to provide workers and employers useful, up-to-date information on the Construction Industry. For other valuable worker protection information, such as Workers' Rights, Employer Responsibilities and other services OSHA offers, read OSHA's Workers page.

Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Examples include residential construction, bridge erection, roadway paving, excavations, demolitions, and large scale painting jobs. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.

The information, tools, and resources provided in these Construction Industry web pages are designed
to assist those in the industry - whether worker or employer - to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards.



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OSHA Intervenes in Time to Protect Workers From Trench Collapse  Quick action by OSHA inspector prevents possible injury or death
OSHA Intervenes in Time to Protect
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