Construction Work
Rules
General Rules
- Construction, Safety Standards for (Chapter 296-155, WAC)
Policies
Cone Setting Requirements (WRD 6.55)
Asbestos Project Notification (WRD 23.25)
Tag Line Use (WRD 29.72)- Inspection Procedures for Enforcing the Excavation Standards (WRD 91-2B )
- Washington Administrative Code 296-155-176, Lead Exposure in Construction—Inspection and Compliance Guidelines (WRD 95-1 )
Focused Inspections in Construction (WRD 2.25)
Warning Lines Used for Fall Protection in Construction (WRD 29.50)
Pre-operational Testing Requirements for Tower Cranes (WRD 8.50)
Enforcement Policy for Construction Crane Certification and Crane Operator Qualifications and Certification Under WAC 296-155-529 through 53300. (WRD 8.60)
Crane Safety Inter-program Coordination (WRD 8.70)
Lifting & Offloading Intermodal Containers at Construction Sites (WRD 22.25)
Bathroom and Toilet Facility Access (WRD 5.98)
Hazard Alerts, Bulletins & Notices
- Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Death After the Use of Explosives in a Sewer Construction Project
Dump Trucks in the Construction Zone (62 KB PDF)
Fatal Hazard: Falling through skylights and roof and floor openings. (213 KB PDF)
Fatal Hazard: UPDATE - Falling through skylights and roof and floor openings (213 KB PDF)
Ineffective back-up alarms on road construction vehicles (221 KB PDF)- Lateral Supports for Open Web Steel Joists
Skid-steer loader FACE Fatal Facts bulletin, including a one-page safety tips poster (154 KB PDF)
Transfer Dump Trucks Can Crush Employees (329 KB PDF)
Training Materials
- Lead In Construction Training Kit
- Construction Self-Inspection Guide
- Noise in Road Construction
- Work Zone Safety in Road Construction
- Excavation, Trenching & Shoring
- Supported Scaffold Safety
- Residential Construction Checklist
- Health Hazards in Construction
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- An Unprotected Trench is an Early Grave (Safety poster)
- Construction - ToolBox Talks
- Construction Checklist - Safety (English & Spanish versions available)
- Construction eTool in English (OSHA) Construction eTool - Preventing Fatalities
- Construction eTool in Spanish (OSHA) eTool de Construcción – La Prevención De Fatalidades
Construction Site Hazards To Watch Out For- Dangers to workers from incorrectly rebuilt circuit breakers - OSHA Hazard Alert
- Emergency Washing Workshop
- Nail Gun Safety - A Guide for Construction Contractors (Booklet)
- Special Request Workshops
Worker killed by bulldozer (DOSH Fatality Bulletin)
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