The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on Nov. 14 released twelve short videos about potential construction hazards in an effort to reduce injuries, illnesses and deaths in the industry. OSHA’s complete overview and web index of the videos can be found by clicking here. For the convenience of HBA of Greater Springfield members, all twelve safety videos also are collected and available for viewing below in playlist form:
The videos cover hazards such as falls, sprains and strains, struck-bys, carbon monoxide, and excavations. Each video shows how quickly workers can be injured or killed on the job and are intended to assist those in the industry to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards. Most of the videos are 2 to 4 minutes long, presented in clear, easily accessible vocabulary, and show common construction worksite activities. The videos may be used for employer and worker training.
Each video presents:
- A worksite incident based on true stories that resulted in worker injury or death.
- Corrective actions for preventing these types of accidents.
Every year in the U.S. more than 800 construction workers die and nearly 137,000 are seriously injured while on the job. 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. In 2010, 751 deaths occurred in the construction industry, with a rate of about 4 injuries per 100 full-time workers, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.