Description
Objectives
Learning Objective 1 • Describe the importance of safety and the process of hazard recognition and control.
- Explain the importance of safety awareness and how to develop a safety-conscious attitude.
- Identify methods of recognizing, reducing, and preventing hazards to prevent workplace incidents and accidents.
Learning Objective 2 • Identify the reasons for the OSHA regulations that govern the elevated work in construction.
- Understand the role of OSHA in regulating the construction workplace and know where to find regulations, training, and safety requirements for elevated work.
Learning Objective 3 • Identify incidents, accidents, causes, costs, and consequences related to falls in the workplace.
- Identify the categories of workplace incidents and accidents.
- Describe the costs of workplace incidents and accidents.
- Describe the causes of workplace incidents and accidents and identify hazards that lead to falls.
Learning Objective 4 • Identify the safety concerns and requirements related to elevated work.
- Identify the work areas most likely to present fall hazards.
- Identify safety precautions related to elevated masonry work.
- Identify safety precautions related to elevated steel erection work.
Learning Objective 5 • Identify the appropriate fall protection and lifesaving equipment and describe their proper use.
- Describe the procedures for using fall protection equipment.
- Describe the requirements for anchor points.
- Describe the requirements for full-body harnesses and identify the steps for donning a harness.
- Describe the requirements for lanyards, lifelines, and deceleration devices.
- Identify barriers, guardrails, safety nets, and climbing devices used to prevent falls.
Learning Objective 6 • Identify and describe the safe use of ladders, stairs, and scaffolds.
- Describe the hazards related to use of ladders and stairs in the workplace.
- Identify the safety requirements and proper use of various types of ladders and stairs.
- Identify types of scaffolds and describe how to use them safely.
Learning Objective 7 • State the guidelines for the safe operation of aerial lifts.
- Identify the types of aerial lifts and precautions for safe use.
Performance Tasks
This is a knowledge-based module. There are no Performance Tasks
