Health Hazards in Construction: Introduction

 Define the term health hazard;

Recognize health hazards to which you may be exposed at a construction site

Workers in the construction industry face a number of health and safety hazards in their worksites every day, including exposure to materials that can cause serious illness and affect the health of a worker in the long term. This course was designed to provide awareness of the potential dangers of some common materials to which construction workers may be exposed. Ideal learners are all construction employees.


OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Subpart Z: Toxic and Hazardous Substances; American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) TLVS and BEIS