Construction Industry
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What's New
What's New
Cranes and Derricks - Frequently Asked Questions

Prevention through Design (PtD). OSHA Alliance Program - Construction Workplace Design Solutions


Nail Gun Safety: A Guide for Construction Contractors
(English PDF) (Spanish PDF)
Related Topics
Related Topics
Structural Collapses During Construction - Lessons Learned, 1990-2008 [PDF* - 544 KB]

Prevention Videos (v-Tools): Construction Hazards. OSHA, (2011).

Trenching and Excavation Safety [35 KB PDF*, 2 pages]. OSHA Fact Sheet, (2011). en Español [282 KB PDF*, 2 pages].

How can OSHA help?
OSHA has developed this webpage to provide workers and employers useful, up-to-date information on the Construction Industry. For other valuable worker protection information, such as Workers' Rights, Employer Responsibilities and other services OSHA offers, read OSHA's Workers page.

Construction is a high hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Examples include residential construction, bridge erection, roadway paving, excavations, demolitions, and large scale painting jobs. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.

The information, tools, and resources provided in these Construction Industry web pages are designed to assist those in the industry - whether worker or employer - to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards.

Preventing Falls in Construction

Fall Protection in Residential Construction

Cranes and Derricks in Construction


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OSHA Intervenes in Time to Protect Workers From Trench Collapse  Quick action by OSHA inspector prevents possible injury or death
OSHA Intervenes in Time to Protect
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Quick action by OSHA inspector
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