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Certain job tasks on a construction site, such as drilling, driving fasteners or finishing drywall, may require workers to raise one or both of their arms above their shoulders.

Highway construction zones can create a hazardous environment for workers.

Lead is commonly used at many construction sites, particularly in demolition, salvage, removal, encapsulating, renovation and cleanup. The hazardous substance can pose a risk to workers if they are not properly protected.

Construction and industrial workers are at an increased risk of injury and death when working near mobile cranes due to the risk of tip-overs, uncontrolled loads or boom collapse.

Despite the fact that an OSHA standard requires roofers and other workers to guard skylights and roof openings, fatal falls persist – perhaps because of workers’ mistaken belief that plastic dome covers provide adequate fall protection.

Operating heavy machinery can create significant hazards on a construction site.

According to data from the National Safety Council’s 2011 edition of “Injury Facts,” 667 people were killed and an additional 28,958 were injured in work zone crashes in 2009.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health provides regulations to protect the safety of workers engaged in pile driving.

OSHA requires that employees working inside trenches be protected against cave-in injuries.

Ladders are basic tools that can lead some people to discount the dangerous nature of them. If proper safety precautions are not followed, ladder users easily could fall and suffer serious injuries or even death.