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Videos
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- You're a Pro: Falls from ladders (2 min 0 sec)
- ਤੁਸੀਂ ਪੇਸ਼ਾਵਰ ਹੋ, ਪੌੜੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ (Punjabi, 2 min 16 sec)
- You're a Pro: Falls through openings (1 min 41 sec)
- Ladder Safety (13 min 26 sec)
- A bright arc: a video guide to powerline safety (11 min 21 sec)
- Excavations: a guide to safe work practices (20 min 46 sec)
Booklets & Pamphlets
- Safe Work Practices for House Construction BK48 (PDF 1 MB) (Updated: March 2005)
- An Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment BK60 (PDF 545 KB) (Updated: September 2005)
Also available in the following languages:
- 个人高空作业保护装置入门 (Simplified Chinese, PDF 776 KB)
- 個人高空作業保護裝置入門 (Traditional Chinese, PDF 776 KB)
- ਡਿੱਗਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਓ ਦੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਸਾਜ਼ੋ-ਸਾਮਾਨ (Punjabi, PDF 624 KB)
- Una Introducción al Equipo Personal de Protección Contra Caídas (Spanish, PDF 489 KB)
- Bảo Vệ Cá Nhân Chống Té Ngã (Vietnamese, PDF 1.5 MB)
- Chainsaw Safety (PDF 326 KB)
- Information for Homeowners (PDF 92 KB)
Checklist
- List of Items You May Require For Your Frame Scaffold (PDF 22 KB)
Posters
- Hazards Can Kill You! Construction Fatalities (1996-2005)
- How to Erect Access Frame Scaffolding (PDF 2 MB)
WorkSafeBC Form
- Notice of Project: Construction, Asbestos, Lead (PDF 127 KB) R08/08
WorkSafe Bulletins
- The dangers of breathing silica dust (PDF 852 KB)
- The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation (PDF 1.7 MB)
- Preventing nail gun injuries (PDF 510 KB)
- Eye exposure to Portland cement and similar products can cause severe burns (PDF 532 KB)
- Drywall Delivery Safety Access Hatch (PDF 64 KB)
- GFCIs and Assured Grounding Program (PDF 41 KB)
- Hydraulic Excavators: Lifting with Slings (PDF 114 KB)
- Balanced tool belts can start your back off in the right position (PDF 125 KB)
- How to get through a day's work and still have something left over (PDF 126 KB)
- Overcome the "Don't sit on the job" attitude and your body will thank you (PDF 125 KB)
- Reduce your risk of back injury - let your equipment do the work (PDF 107 KB)
- Suspending tools prevent back, arm, and shoulder fatigue (PDF 104 KB)
See Also:
Hazard Alerts - Construction
Signs and Stickers - Construction
Construction Safety Association of British Columbia
http://www.csabc.ca/home/
The CSABC is a non-profit organization that is owned and operated by the construction industry of British Columbia. Its goal is to reduce the number and duration of workplace injuries and to lower contractor costs.
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