Resources for Construction

• Safe Work Practices for House Construction (1.7 mb)
• Notice of Project: Construction, Asbestos, Lead
• FAQ's - WorkSafeBC Investigations
• Working Safely Around Electricity (1.8 Mb)
• Guideline G19.15(1) Ground fault circuit interrupters and other acceptable means (Issued December 4, 2007)
• Drywall Delivery Safety Access Hatch (3.5 Mb)
• Chainsaw Safety (327 kb)
• Articulating Boom Crane Hazard (160 kb)
• Hydraulic Excavators: Lifting with Slings (117 kb)
• WorkSafe Bulletin: Concrete Pump Operations (61 kb)
• Prevention of Damage to Buried Facilities in BC (353 kb)
• Hazards Can Kill You! (1996-2005) (285 kb)

Preventing Falls

• Toolbox Meeting Guides - Fall Protection
• Falls from Heights In Construction (84 kb)
• Introduction to Personal Fall Protection Equipment (545 kb)
• Construction Safety Series (499 kb)
• Descriptive Terminology for Access Frame Scaffolding (poster) (2 Mb)
• How to Erect Access Frame Scaffolding (poster) (2 Mb)
• List of Items You May Require For Your Frame Scaffold (21 kb)
• Exterior building contractors: Rooftop anchors (189 kb)
• Building Owners: Rooftop anchorage (189 kb)
• WorkSafe Bulletin: Crane suspended work platforms (62 kb)

Preventing Asbestos Exposure

• The dangers of exposure to asbestos in vermiculite attic insulation (1.7 MB)
• Asbestos Hazards When Renovating Older Homes (324 kb)
• Safe Work Practices for Handling Asbestos (1 Mb)
• WorkSafe Bulletin: Asbestos Hazards in Demolition, Renovation, and Salvage (204 kb)
• WorkSafe Bulletin: Breakdown of asbestos management program exposes workers to asbestos fibres (134 kb)
• Toolbox Meeting Topic - Health hazards of asbestos
• Toolbox Meeting Topic - Asbestos removal

Preventing MSI's

• Balanced tool belts can start your back off in the right position (126 kb)
• How to get through a day's work and still have something left over (126 kb)
• Overcome the “Don't sit on the job” attitude and your body will thank you (125 kb)
• Reduce your risk of back injury — let your equipment do the work (107 kb)
• Suspending tools prevent back, arm, and shoulder fatigue (104 kb)
• Using a pipe carriage prevents back, shoulder, and wrist fatigue (104 kb)

Preventing Hearing Loss

• Construction Noise (469 kb)
• Hearing Loss Prevention in the Construction Industry (284 kb)
• Hearing Test Contractors and Facilities Authorized by WorkSafeBC (75 kb)
• HA 07-09 Welders risk ear damage from hot slag (138 kb)

Hazard Alerts and WorkSafe Bulletins

• Fatality 2008-10 Worker dies after slipping on frost and falling from roof (599 kb)
• Fatality 2008-05 Worker dies when excavation wall collapses (545 kb)
• WS 2008-01 Preventing nail gun injuries (510 kb)
• WS 07-05 Eye exposure to Portland cement and similar products can cause severe burns (531 kb)
• HA 07-09 Welders risk ear damage from hot slag (138 kb)
• HA 07-06 Young worker seriously injured in fall through roof opening (187 kb)
• WS 07-04 Notice to Anyone Who Operates a Crane (82 kb)
• WS 05-06 Renovation and restoration projects: Low bid (79 kb)
• WS 05-05 Hiring someone to install or fix your roof? Low bid (58 kb)
• WS 05-04 Inspection of Crane Hooks (99 kb)
• WS 05-02 Crane suspended work platforms; Perform trial lifts before worker use (61 KB)
• WS 05-01 Safe Work Practices for Concrete Pump Operations (61 kb)
• HA 03-05 Young worker injured in elevator shaft (172 kb)
• HA 03-02 Excavator operator fatally crushed (265 kb)
• HA 02-18 Electrician injured using 600 volt voltmeter on high-voltage equipment (535 kb)
• HA 02-08 Crane load block drops on work platform, killing worker (162 kb)
• HA 02-06 Electrician's assistant dies after falling 10 feet (147 kb)
• HA 02-05 Electrician dies after fall from fourth-floor balcony (153 kb)
• HA 01-13 Runaway truck overturns, killing driver (158 kb)
• HA 01-10 High winds blow out window (194 kb)
• HA 01-08 Excavator boom drops, killing operator (515 kb)
• HA 01-03 Skid steer loader tips over(890 kb)
• HA 00-12 Ironworker drowns trying to swim to shore (107 kb)
• HA 00-10 Worker falls to his death from bosun's chair (95 kb)
• HA 00-06 Confined space - Explosion kills one and seriously injures another (101 kb)
• HA 00-04 Blocks alone do not make safe retaining walls (152 kb)
• HA 99-13 Use temporary bracing during all phases of wood frame construction (112 kb)
• FP 99-09 Follow manufacturers' instructions when using ladders (68 kb)
• FP 99-03 Clear out exposed, unstable trees (156 kb)
• FP 99-02 Check travelling surface before moving scissor lifts (97 kb)
• HA 99-02 MSA Ultra Elite(R) SCBA facepiece – Install corrective valve stem guard (130 kb)
• HA 99-01 Do not take extension ladders apart (116 kb)
• FP 98-10 Wear seat belts while operating mobile equipment (112 kb)
• FP 98-09 Never work under unsecured loads (84 kb)
• FP 98-08 Double-check extension cord assembly - Follow manufacturer's instructions at all times (211 kb)
• HA 98-07 Use recommended bulbs only - Secure protective-lighting cage against movement (45 kb)
• HA 98-05 Beware of nail and wire framing supports (46 kb)
• HA 98-04 Cover the sides of thrust-out platforms (45 kb)