Concrete and Masonry

Each employee must be instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. This includes but is not limited to:

• Do not work at elevations above four feet without fall protection.
• Be sure that any electrically-powered tools are plugged into an outlet or extension cord that is equipped with GFCI protection.
• Do not use tools and electrical cords where the cord insulation is not intact or where the ground pin has been removed from the plug.
• Workers should never work or take breaks within the fall radius of newly set precast concrete until permanently secured in place.
• No employee can work under concrete buckets while being raised or lowered into position.
• Maintenance or repair activity on equipment (such as compressors, mixers, screens or pumps used for concrete and masonry construction activities) where the inadvertent operation of the equipment could occur and cause injury are not permitted unless all potentially hazardous energy sources have been locked out and tagged.
• No construction loads are to be placed on a concrete structure or portion of a concrete structure unless it has been determined that the structure or portion of the structure is capable of supporting the loads.
• Appropriate PPE needs to be worn for the task.
• All safe work procedures are to be followed as determined by the employer.