Health Standards in Construction

Overview
• Chemicals
– Gases OSHA currently
– Vapors regulates
– Fumes exposure to
– Dusts & Fibers approximately
400 substances!
– Mists
• Physical Health Hazards
– Noise
– Radiation
 Health Standards Overview

“Workers have the right to know what hazards are present in the
workplace and how to protect themselves. Many OSHA standards
require various methods that employers must use to inform their
employees, such as warning signs, color-coding, signals, and training.”
osha.gov
Chemical

Gases
Physical
Lifting and
Vapors pushing
Fumes Biological
Dusts Temperature griping
Noise
Fibers
Repetitive Motion
Fungi (Mold) Reaching
Mists Bloodborne Pathogens
& Awkward Bacteria Using tool or
Postures Poisonous Plants Overexertion
Ionizing & Non- Poisonous & Infectious
Ionizing Radiation Animals
Chemical Hazards
Gases
Vapors
Fumes
Dusts
Fibers
Mists