About This Course
Course Description
Workers in the construction industry encounter various health and safety hazards daily, including exposure to materials that can lead to serious long-term illnesses. This curriculum aims to raise awareness about the potential dangers associated with common materials construction workers may encounter. It is ideal for all construction employees.
Courses included in this curriculum:
- Health Hazards in Construction: Introduction
- Health Hazards in Construction: Asbestos Awareness
- Health Hazards in Construction: Crystalline Silica Awareness
- Health Hazards in Construction: Lead Awareness
- Health Hazards in Construction: Special Concerns
Through these five online courses, learners will gain essential knowledge about health hazards in the construction industry and how to protect themselves.
Course Objectives
- Identify where asbestos may be present on construction sites.
- Recognize health hazards you may be exposed to at a construction site.
- Identify where crystalline silica may be present on construction sites.
- Know some basic ways to prevent or limit exposure to lead, crystalline silica, and asbestos.
Requisite Knowledge
None
Target Audience
- Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
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