SRBX Safety Program Makes Construction Case Study Training Guide Available
Analyzing case studies that describe real events where a worker was injured or killed at work can serve as an effective method for engaging workers in a discussion about the causes of these injuries and solutions for preventing similar occurrences. This Guide presents the stories of 13 construction workers who were injured, made sick, or killed on the job while involved in tasks common to conventional and green construction.
Each case study has been prepared as a teaching tool that encourages discussion about ways to prevent the fatal occupational injury, non-fatal occupational injury, or serious occupational illness described from occurring again. The facts of the case are summarized in a story that workers from across the building trades can relate to. Under the guidance of an instructor, trainees determine what went wrong in the example and think of ways in which the incident could have been prevented. Answers to the questions are provided on the reverse side of the page. When possible, actual findings from the investigating agency are included so that trainees can compare their ideas with what was actually determined in the official report.
CASE STUDY TOPICS
The Guide includes case studies related to the following construction hazards:
Caught-In (two case studies
Electrical (three case studies
Inadequate Emergency Response (one case study)
Falls (two case studies)
Heat Stress/Heat Illness (one case study)
Musculoskeletal Injury (one case study)
Noise Exposure (one case study
Silica Dust (one case study
Struck-by (one case study
The Construction Case Study Training Guide was developed by the Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP) at the University of California Berkeley, the Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California (SBCTC), AFL-CIO.
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