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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY Medical and first aid ## First aid and medical attention - Division 3, Subdivision C, 1926.23 First-aid services and provisions for medical care must be made available by the employer for every employee covered by these requirements. ## Medical services and first aid - Division 3, Subdivision D, 1926.50 ## Key requirements: • The employer must ensure the availability of medical personnel for advice and consultation on matters of occupational health. • Provisions must be made for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury before commencement of a project. - In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician reasonably accessible to the worksite, a person who has a valid certificate in first- aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training, must be available at the site to render first aid. - First-aid supplies must be easily accessible when required. The contents of the first-aid kit must be placed in a weatherproof container with individual sealed packages for each type of item, and must be checked by the employer before each job and at least weekly on each job to ensure that the expended items are replaced. • Proper equipment for prompt transportation of the injured person to a physician or hospital, or a communication system for contacting necessary ambulance service, must be provided. . Where 911 services are not available, the phone numbers of the physicians, hospitals, or ambulances must be conspicuously posted. 32

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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY Guarding Oregon OSHA's equipment guarding requirements for the construction industry are in Division 3, Subdivision I and include the following sections: - General requirements, 1926.300 - Hand tools, 1926.301 . Power-operated hand tools, 1926.302 • Powder-actuated tools, [redacted phone] • Abrasive wheels and tools, 1926.303 - Woodworking tools, 1926.304 • Jacks - lever and ratchet, screw, and hydraulic, 1926.305 Condition of tools: All hand and power tools and similar equipment, whether furnished by the employer or the employee, must be maintained in a safe condition. Guarding: When power-operated tools are designed to accommodate guards, they must be equipped with guards when in use. Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating, or moving parts of equipment must be guarded if employees could contact them. Types of guarding: One or more methods of machine guarding must be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips, and sparks. Guarding abrasive wheel machinery requirements are in Division 3, Subdivision I, 1926.303. 21

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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY # Accident prevention and accident investigation ## Accident prevention responsibilities - Division 3, Subdivision C, 1926.20(b) It is the employer's responsibility to maintain programs that comply with Oregon OSHA's construction rules. . Such programs must provide for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment by competent persons designated by the employer. - Use of machinery, tools, material, or equipment that does not comply with applicable requirements of this rule is prohibited. Machines, tools, material, or equipment must be identified as unsafe by tagging or locking the controls to make them inoperable or must be physically removed from the place of operation. - The employer must permit only those employees qualified by training or experience to operate machinery or equipment. ## Employer responsibilities - Division 1, [redacted phone](1) The employer must ensure that employees are properly instructed and supervised in the safe operation of any machinery, tools, equipment, process, or practice that they are authorized to use. Danger Hard hat & safety shoes Under Must be worn construction beyond this point Authorized personnel only

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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) ## Safety meetings must include discussions of: (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY Personal protective equipment (PPE) ## Personal protective equipment – Division 3, Subdivision E, [redacted phone] The employer is responsible for requiring employees to wear appropriate PPE in all operations where there is an exposure to hazards or where this requirement indicates the need for using such equipment. ## Personal protective and life saving equipment - Division 3, Subdivision E This rule covers requirements for the use, selection, and maintenance of PPE and lifesaving equipment, including: - Payment for protective equipment, [redacted phone](4) • Head protection, [redacted phone](9) - Eye and face protection, [redacted phone](8) • Respiratory protection, 1926.103 • Working over or near water, 1926.106 • Foot protection, [redacted phone](10) ## Head protection - Division 3, Subdivision E, [redacted phone](9) • Employees working in areas where there is a danger of head injury from impact, falling or flying objects, or electrical shock and burns must be protected by hard hats. • Hard hats must meet the specifications contained in American National Standards Institute, Z89.1, Safety Requirements for Industrial Head Protection. ## High-visibility garments - Division 3, Subdivision E, 437-003- 0134(7) Employees, other than flaggers, exposed to hazards caused by on-highway type moving vehicles in construction zones and highway traffic must wear highly visible upper body garments. Oregon OSHA rules require that the colors of the vest (specified as strong red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, or 38

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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY # Keep the site clean ## General safety and health provisions - Division 3, Subdivision C, 1926.20 Contractor requirements: No contractor or subcontractor for any part of the contract work can require any laborer or mechanic employed in the performance of the contract to work in surroundings or under working conditions that are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to their health or safety. ## Housekeeping - Division 3, Subdivision C, 1926.25 • During the construction, alteration, or repair work, forms and scrap lumber with protruding nails and all other debris must be cleared from work areas, passageways, and stairs in and around buildings or other structures. - Combustible scrap and debris must be removed at regular intervals during the course of construction. A safe means must be provided for removal. • Containers must be provided for the collection and separation of waste, trash, oily and used rags, and other refuse. Containers used for garbage and other oily, flammable, or hazardous wastes, such as caustics, acids, harmful dusts, etc., must be equipped with covers. Garbage and other waste must be disposed of at frequent, regular intervals. ## Sanitation - Division 3, Subdivision D, 1926.51 Sanitation requirements for construction sites in 1926.51 cover: • Potable water, 1926.51(a) . Drinking water, [redacted phone] • Nonpotable water, 1926.51(b) - Toilets at construction jobsites, 1926.51(c) Also refer to Oregon OSHA program directive A-97, Toilet facilities: reasonable accessibility. 28

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# THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY (cont.) THE ABCS OF CONSTRUCTION SITE SAFETY ## Unsafe conditions and unsafe practices Think of unsafe conditions and unsafe practices as hazards, because if they are not controlled they are likely to cause an injury or illness. Safety hazards cause injuries and health hazards cause illnesses. Watch for unsafe conditions and unsafe practices; it is something that everyone can do on the job. Missing equipment guards, poorly maintained or defective equipment, and not following written safety procedures are examples. Require employees to report hazards immediately to someone who has authority to act on the report. Employees who report hazards need to be kept informed when and how the hazards will be controlled. Also, look for new hazards whenever you change equipment, materials, or work processes, and determine how to control them. 46