Construction Safety
Response to the following should be at least 75 words each:
1. What are the four classifications of employers under OSHA's multi-employer worksite policy? How do they relate to each other?
2. According to the OSHA construction standards, what is a competent person? Discuss two examples of competent person requirements from the construction standards.
Response to the following should be at least 200 words each:
3. Using the requirements for General Duty violations in Chapter 4 of the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM), describe a situation that could be cited as a violation of the General Duty Clause. Remember that the General Duty Clause can only be applied if there is no OSHA standard for the hazard. Explain how your citation meets the four elements listed in the FOM as necessary to prove such a violation.
4. Imagine that you are the safety manager on a large construction site and are notified that an OSHA inspector has arrived at the site gate, inspection warrant in-hand, requesting access. Describe the procedures you would follow to accommodate the inspector's request and how the inspection should proceed.
5. In your safety inspection of the worksite, you notice in the carpenter shop that the radial saw's guard has been removed. The shop foreman states that the guard is preventing him from cutting lumber for a special project that must be completed before the end of the week. The foreman assures you that only a qualified operator will use the saw without the guard, and the saw will be locked out when not in use so that no one else can operate it. As the safety manager, can you support this action and condition? Why, or why not?
6. Your four-person crew needs to move 100 bags of concrete from one side of the construction site to the other. The bags are on a pallet, but there is not enough room for a forklift where the bags are to be placed. Discuss some ways that the bags could be safely moved without a forklift and not cause back strains or other injuries.