Health and Safety Guide for Masonry, Stonework, Tilesetting, Insulation, and Plastering Contractors

Details

• Personal Author:
  Karches, Gerald J.
• Description:
  Safety guidelines are presented for masonry, stonework, tilesetting, insulation, and plastering contractors. General injury and illness rates for these trades are discussed, along with the special hazards associated with each industry. Health and safety programs, employee training procedures, and occupational health and environmental control are described, together with general safety guidelines. Common violations are discussed, including improper use of equipment and machinery, inadequate personal protection equipment, and poor materials handling, use, storage, and disposal. Record keeping requirements established by OSHA are given, and a checklist is included for safe operating and protection procedures. A safe lifting guide also is included. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Construction Industry Construction Materials Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Accident-control Construction-industry Construction-materials Construction-workers Control-methods NIOSH-Author Occupational-health Safety-practices Safety-research Work-environment
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handbooks
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-160
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00092766
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB80-184963
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-208, 1978 Oct; :1-160
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:532724a7e07b67fcbe1ae6a99508fea92cd6c7c2c0f85f670d331d539bea2489b4781f98db9b9e9386b4df0ed530fcd761082639a10f5bd3b1ec3e8d2679f17e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209356/cdc_209356_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 8.20 MB ]