Solution and Answer Guide: William R. Mincks, Hal Johnston, Construction Jobsite Management 2025, Edition: 5, 9780357452943; Chapter 9: Personnel and Safety Management
Solution and Answer Guide
William R. Mincks, Hal Johnston, Construction Jobsite Management 5e, ©2025, 9780357452943; CHAPTER 9: PERSONNEL AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER QUESTIONS 1.
Why does construction have a high rate of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities? Key ideas: • Hazardous nature of construction work. • Confusion about safe methods to accomplish work activities due to the many methods and types of operations. • Each construction project is unique, posing separate circumstances and safety hazards. • Each construction activity has a relatively short duration; thus, safety procedures are normally not well-established. • Construction is a mobile industry, the workforce changes frequently with a varied level of competence and expertise.
2. What does OSHA stand for, when was it first passed, and does it permit states to pass and implement their own state bills? Answer: The Occupational Safety and Health Act, passed by Congress in 1970, also allows states to pass and implement their state OSHA bills using the federal act as a minimum standard. 3. Are construction firms required to create and implement a safety and health program, and what are the key elements? Answer: Yes, firms are required to have written safety and health programs. The key elements are management commitment, hazard assessment and control, safety planning, rules, and work procedures, and safety and health training. 4. Name six additional subcategories to the key elements. Answer: Any six of the following: • Corporate policy on safety • Safe practice and operations code • First aid • Fire protection • Substance abuse • Personal protective equipment requirements
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