Construction Safety Basics
This organization sets and enforces safety standards in the Alberta workplace.
What is OH&S?
These devices detect smoke and trigger alarms throughout the building.
What are smoke detectors?
Some believe this type of equipment is optional on small jobs, even though it is required regardless of project size.
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
This process is used to prevent material run off during rainstorms and spring runoff.
What is sediment control?
This process occurs when an incident occurs on the job site.
What is filling out an incident report?
Hard hats protect against this type of hazard.
What are head injuries from falling/impact objects?
This emergency device is located in multiple areas in the main office (Bonus Points for an accurate count).
What is a Fire Extinguisher? Count: 16.
Many assume the same safety rules can be applied across all construction sites, but this system exists to tailor hazard controls to each specific project.
What is Site-Specific Safety System / Plan?
These are the materials used for the containment and cleanup of harmful substances.
What is a spill kit?
This system protects workers from falls when working at heights.
What is fall protection?
The #1 cause of fatalities in construction.
What are falls?
This is the greatest risk to office workers in Alberta.
What is slips, trips, and falls?
This is the name of a mythical tool that new hires are sent to collect.
What is an asphalt stretcher?
This document helps you understand the hazards and controls when using chemicals.
What is an SDS (Safety Data Sheets)?
This required meeting is typically held at the start of a shift to discuss site hazards.
What is a pre-job hazard assessment?
This safety practice involves identifying hazards before work begins.
What is a Hazard Assessment?
During evacuation or in the event of a drill, this is where our Muster Point is located.
What is the NW corner of the parking lot?
Some think that hearing protection is only needed when noise is painful, ignoring this long-term risk.
What is hearing loss?
This material, commonly present in concrete, is known to cause long-term, chronic health conditions.
What is silica?
This is an event where there was a close call or narrowly avoided incident that may have resulted in damage, injury, or loss, but did not.
What is a Near Miss?
This OH&S standard requires fall protection at heights of 10 feet in construction.
What is the fall protection rule?
During an evacuation or fire drill, this is how Fire Wardens can be identified.
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This myth claims that construction dust is harmless, even though prolonged exposure can lead to this type of health issue.
What is respiratory problems?
Colas companies in Canada have been pioneers in this sustainable innovative solution since 1983.
What is Pavement Recycling?
This is the identification of a potential hazard or condition before it leads to an incident.
What is a Good Catch?