Fall Hazards: Construction's Fatal Four

OSHA has identified falls as one of the four most common causes of injuries and fatalities in construction. In fact, over 5,000 workers are killed and over 150,000 are injured every year. This video training course educates viewers about the risks of falls in a construction workplace and what safe work practices to employ to avoid accidents and injuries.

The Fall Hazards: Construction’s Fatal Four course starts by demonstrating the different fall hazards, including roofs, unprotected edges, holes, and openings; scaffolding, and portable ladders. This training then explores the types of fall protection equipment that should be used when working at heights. This video educates viewers about the proper way to use ladders to reduce accidents.

This video course educates viewers about construction workplace fall hazards, and how to work safely in order to avoid being a victim of one of the “fatal four.”

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Construction employees

• Introduction
• Fall Hazards: One Of The Fatal Four
• Roofs, Unprotected Edges, Holes And Openings
• Scaffold Construction And Fall Protection
• Portable Ladders
• A Reading From The OSHA Files
• Summary

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