Workplace Safety
This piece of equipment requires the user to always maintain 3 point contact whilst traversing it.
What is a Ladder?
This material contains limestone and clay. It is one of the most used materials in Alberta construction.
What is Concrete?
A blunt object used to drive in nails to fasten multiple materials together.
What is a Hammer?
This term refers to building a structure that has minimal impact on the environment.
What is sustainable Construction?
The Alberta Building Code is updated every ____ years.
Workers in Alberta must wear this piece of PPE (personal protection equipment) to have access to a job site.
What is a Hard Hat?
This material is the most used thermal barrier in Albertian homes.
What is Fiberglass Insulation?
A hand tool used to polish concrete.
What is a Trowel
This is the process of using materials that were once deployed on another site.
What is Salvaging?
This Part of the ABC (Alberta Building Code) governs the distance between houses?
What is the Fire Code?
This is the minimum height where fall protection is needed on a Alberta job site.
This material is commonly used in Albertian commercial construction and is known for its resistance to fires.
What is Steel?
A vertical structure that can hoist and move materials across a site. This equipment is used to build high-rise buildings.
What is a Tower Crane?
This type of renewable energy is currently becoming more widespread across Alberta and may be used in "farms".
What are Solar Panels?
This is the maximum height that a wood-framed house can be in Alberta.
What is 6 Stories?
This Canadian organization seeks to eliminate work-related illnesses and injuries.
What is CCOHS?
Alberta is a leading producer of this material, which is commonly used in interior finishes.
What is Granite
This power tool violently shakes wet concrete to disperse it within its form evenly.
What is a Vibrator?
This renewable natural material is abundant across Canada and is thought to be more environmentally friendly compared to bricks, or concrete.
What is Timber?
This term is the amount a home must be move away from the property line.
What is Setback?
This document helps workers and employers identify and control potential hazards in the workplace.
What is FLHA?
This material is a type of engineered wood product, that is commonly used in furniture making. NAIT offers a woodworking skills course that uses this material.
What is Oriented Strand Board?
This mobile machinery is commonly found on job sites and utilizes a telescoping boom to transport materials and workers
What is a Zoom-Boom/Telehandler?
This organization was founded in 2009 and seeks to reduce GHG's in Alberta by funding the use of technology's that will make Alberta more green
What is The ERA (Emissions Reduction Alberta)?
Buildings in Alberta must meet this requirement due to the type of environment we live in.
What is Snow Load?