Book Description

This companion guide to CIRIA's Site safety handbook (C669) provides practical advice on recognising the health risks that may be met within the construction industry and the best ways to minimise them.

The book considers the need for effective management of health on site and the importance of improving the industry's health culture. It highlights the biological, chemical, physical and psychological hazards that may face those working on site and emphasises that it is everyone's duty to reduce those dangers as much as possible. Advice is given on site inductions, personal protective equipment, first-aiders, accident reporting and health screening.

This update takes account of CDM2007 and other recent health and safety legislation.

149 pages

Contents: Summary, The target audience, Coverage of this guide, How to use this guide, Glossary, Section 1 INTRODUCTION, Why do you need this book? Why bother about site health?  What is occupational health management? What are the health issues at work? Construction activities/materials and implications for health, Construction activities and their health implications, Materials found on site and their health effects, Section 2 THE BASICS, Register with a local doctor, Find out about site inductions, Find out about the health hazards on site, Use personal protective equipment, Find out about first aiders on site, Find out about occupational health staff on site, Report any ill health and accidents as soon as they happen, Use any health screening that is available to you, Section 3 HEALTH ISSUES, 3.1 Hazards that can affect your muscles and joints, Manual handing, Working with vibration, 3.2 Hazards that can affect your skin, Work related skin complaints, Diseases caused by exposure to ultraviolet light, Diseases caused by exposure to radiation, Infections caught through the skin, 3.3 Hazards that can affect your breathing, Everyday hazards, Asbestos, Silica, 3.4 Hazards that can affect your eyes and vision, 3.5 Hazards that can affect your ears and hearing, 3.6 How the working environment can affect your health, The temperature of your working environment, The air pressure of your working environment, The welfare facilities of your working environment, 3.7 How stress at work can affect your health, 3.8 How your life outside work can affect your health, Common hazards to your health and well-being, Fitness for work, Section 4 FURTHER HELP AND INFORMATION, 4.1 Activities involving materials hazardous to health, 4.2 Annotated bibliography, 4.3 List of useful contacts, References