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This introduction to construction safety for construction management personnel takes a project-based approach to present potential hazards in construction and their mitigation or prevention. After introducing Accident Prevention Programs and OSHA compliance requirements, the book integrates safety instruction into the building process by following a building project from site construction through interior finish. Reinforcing this applied approach are photographs, drawings, contract documentation, and an online 3D BIM model to help visualize the onsite scenarios.

Construction Project Safety

Preface ix1 Introduction 11.1 Nature of Construction Operations 11.2 Importance of Safe Practices 31.3 Cost of Accidents 61.4 Causes of Accidents 71.5 Roles and Responsibilities 81.6 Accident Prevention 101.7 Ethics and Safety 121.8 Summary 121.9 Review Questions 131.10 Exercises 142 Worker Compensation and Injured Worker Management 152.1 Introduction 152.2 Overview of Workers' Compensation Laws 162.3 Workers' Compensation Insurance 172.4 Relationship to Labor Costs 192.5 Cost Reduction Strategies 212.6 Injured Worker Management 212.7 Summary 222.8 Review Questions 232.9 Exercises 233 Accident Prevention Program 253.1 Introduction 253.2 Company Commitment and Culture 263.3 Project Administration 293.4 Personal Protective Equipment 363.5 Phased Safety Planning 393.6 Technical Sections 413.7 Summary 453.8 Review Questions 453.9 Exercises 464 OSHA Compliance 474.1 History of the OSH Act 474.2 OSHA Standards and the General Duty Clause 484.3 OSHA Jurisdiction and State Programs 504.4 OSHA Record Keeping, Recording, Reporting, and Posting Requirements 524.5 OSHA Inspections and Citations 564.6 OSHA Services and Programs 594.7 Summary 594.8 Review Questions 604.9 Exercises 615 Safety for Project Start-Up 635.1 Project Overview 635.2 Preproject Planning 645.3 Phased Project-Specific Accident Prevention Plan 685.4 Site Mobilization 745.5 Summary 775.6 Review Questions 775.7 Exercises 786 Safety for Site Preparation, Earthwork, and Foundation 796.1 Introduction 796.2 Site Preparation 796.3 Excavation 826.4 Foundation Construction 856.5 Site Utilities 876.6 Other Site Work 896.7 Summary 906.8 Review Questions 916.9 Exercises 917 Safety for the Superstructure 937.1 Introduction 937.2 Masonry Construction 947.3 Steel Framing 1057.4 Floor Construction 1117.5 Summary 1137.6 Review Questions 1137.7 Exercises 1138 Safety for the Exterior Enclosure 1158.1 Introduction 1158.2 Wood Stud Framing and Sheathing 1158.3 Siding Installation 1198.4 Glazing Installation 1218.5 Roof Construction 1218.6 Summary 1248.7 Review Questions 1248.8 Exercises 1259 Safety for the Interior Construction 1279.1 Introduction 1279.2 MEP Rough-In 1289.3 Wall and Ceiling Framing 1349.4 Painting and Floor Covering 1359.5 MEP Finish 1379.6 Summary 1379.7 Review Questions 1389.8 Exercises 13810 Safety for the Miscellaneous Work Items 13910.1 Introduction 13910.2 Fueling and Garbage Recycling Shelter 14110.3 Landscaping 14210.4 Artwork 14410.5 Summary 14610.6 Review Questions 14610.7 Exercises 146Appendix A: Glossary 147Appendix B: Fire Station 39 151Appendix C: Project Schedule for Fire Station 39 163Appendix D: OSHA 1030 Topic Coverage 167Appendix E: Selected OSHA Requirements 169Index 265