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OSHA3252-05N 2005
 
WORKERSAFETYSERIES
Construction
Nearly 6.5 million people work at approximate-ly 252,000 construction sites across the nationon any given day. The fatal injury rate for theconstruction industry is higher than the nationalaverage in this category for all industries.Potential hazards for workers in constructioninclude:Falls (from heights);Trench collapse;Scaffold collapse;Electric shock and arc flash/arc blast;Failure to use proper personal protectiveequipment; andRepetitive motion injuries.
Occupational Safety andHealth Administration
U.S.Department of Labor
www.osha.gov
 
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Hazards & Solutions
For construction, the 10 OSHA stan-dards most frequently included in theagency’s citations in FY 2004 were:1.Scaffolding2.Fall protection (scope, application,definitions)3.Excavations (general requirements)4.Ladders5.Head protection6.Excavations (requirements forprotective systems)7.Hazard communication8.Fall protection (training require-ments)9.Construction (general safety andhealth provisions)10.Electrical (wiring methods, designand protection)
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