Working at Heights – Fall protection Basic types Explain dangers Falls are the number-one cause of accidental deaths and critical injuries in construction. And you don’t have to fall far […]

Working at Heights – Guardrails Explain dangers Falls are the number one cause of critical injuries and deaths of Ontario workers on construction sites. All workers must be protected from […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Head protection A 70-lb metal beam fell from the seventh storey of a condominium development and struck a worker on the head, face, and torso. The […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Hand Protection Explain dangers The best tools we have are our hands. We need to protect them on the job. Manual work exposes our hands to […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Respirators Maintenance Explain dangers To provide protection, respirators must be properly maintained. Dirty, missing, or damaged parts can prevent your respirator from working properly. For instance, […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Respirators – Fit Explain dangers With respirators, one size doesn’t fit all. Even with three different sizes of facepieces, for instance, no one size from one […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Respirators – Types Explain dangers Construction can involve airborne hazards—for instance, mist from spray-painting, fumes from welding, vapours from adhesives, and dust from concrete cutting. Airborne […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Hearing Protection Explain dangers Many workers are overexposed to noise. In time, overexposure can damage your hearing. Hearing loss prevents you from hearing other hazards on […]

Personal Protective Equipment – Eye Protection Explain dangers We do so many jobs without protecting our eyes. Just think of the eye hazards in our work: Flying dust and grit […]