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This course covers the following information:

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: What are "Struck-By" Hazards?

  • What "struck-by" accidents are and how they are caused.
  • The four types of struck-by accidents.
  • The hazards of flying, falling, swinging and rolling objects.
  • Struck-by accidents caused by these types of objects on a job site.

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: Personal Protective Equipment

  • How personal protective equipment (PPE) can help to prevent injuries.
  • The types of PPE that should be worn to protect against struck-by injuries on a job site.
  • How various PPE works and how to use it.

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: Traffic Safety

  • The struck-by hazards that can be created by traffic moving in and around a job site.
  • The steps your employer takes to ensure that traffic moves safely on a job site.
  • The special hazards that can be created by vehicles or equipment when they are backing up.
  • Work practices that can protect you from struck-by hazards created by vehicular traffic.

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: Heavy Equipment

  • The struck-by hazards that can be created by heavy equipment that is operating on a job site.
  • The "swing radius" of a machine and explain why it is a hazardous area.
  • Work practices that can keep you safe from struck-by accidents when you are working around heavy equipment.

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: Hand and Power Tools

  • The struck-by hazards that can be created by hand and power tools that are damaged or misused.
  • Types of damage to look for when inspecting a hand or power tool, and what to do if you find it.
  • Safe work practices that can protect you and your coworkers from struck-by accidents when you use hand and power tools.

Struck-By Hazards in Construction Environments: Masonry Walls, Overhead Work and Building Materials

  • The struck-by hazards that are created by overhead work, building concrete and masonry walls, and stacking and storing materials.
  • Safe work procedures that should be used to prevent struck-by accidents and injuries when doing this type of work.