• Residential Construction Safety and Injury Prevention

  • Training Topics:

    • Introduction
    • Level 1 Evaluation
    • Fall Protection Systems & Fall Protection in Residential Construction
    • Electrical Safety & Hazard Awareness
    • Hand Tool and Power Tool Safety
    • Struck-by, Caught-by, & Caught-between
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
    • Employer and Employee Rights & Responsibilities
    • Post-Test (Level II)

    Couse Objectives:

    • Understand how residential construction is classified
    • Understand fall protection requirements
    • Identify types of electrical injuries, risk factors, and safety control
    • Understand risk and use of hand and power tools
    • Understand struck-by hazards control
    • Understand conditions necessitating PPE
    • Employer and employee obligations and workers rights
  • PROGRAM DETAILS
    The Building Industry Association of Hawaii has been awarded a federal Department of Labor grant to provide education and training to address occupational safety and health hazards encountered in residential construction.

    Employees and employers throughout Hawaii and on Guam, Saipan Tinian, and Rota who work on residential construction job-sites are invited to attend! This project seeks to address residential construction's unique hazards and challenges through a safety and injury prevention training that is accessible to workers and employers in the Asia-Pacific region, specifically in Hawaii, Guam, and Saipan, with an emphasis on young inexperienced workers and small businesses who are more likely to be working on residential construction jobs. 

    ACCESSIBILITY
    BIA is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its programs. To request accommodation contact Lesley at least 10 days prior to desired training at: 808.457.7100 / 888.479.4322 / info@thehibiz.com

    FUNDING INFO
    The material was produced under Susan Harwood Program grant numbers SH-05073-SH8, SH-26282-SH4 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

    Revisions were made to this material under grant number SH-37147-SH1 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. 
     
  • This material was produced under grant number SH-05139-SH9 from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.




  • This training has been made possible with a
    grant from the Department of Labor and
    support from the following organizations:

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