Safety resources from OSHA
Useful links for the masonry jobsite
By K.K. Snyder
OSHA.gov is a comprehensive website that includes a vast amount of information. These particular links might be especially useful for those working a masonry jobsite:
Preventing Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers
www.osha.gov/SLTC/heatillness
Fall Prevention Campaign
www.osha.gov/stopfalls
Silica
www.osha.gov/dsg/topics/silicacrystalline/construction.html
Scaffolding
www.osha.gov/SLTC/scaffolding
Worker rights, which includes links to worker rights, filing a complaint, employer responsibilities and OSHA coverage
www.osha.gov/workers.html
OSHA consultation programs for small businesses
www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/consult.html
Originally published in Masonry magazine.
About the Author
K.K. Snyder is an Albany, Ga.-based freelancer writer and editor. She can be reached at kkondeadline@hotmail.com.
