Workers in the construction industry face a number of health and safety hazards in their worksites every day, including exposure to materials that can cause serious illness and affect the health of a worker in the long term. This course was designed to provide awareness of the potential dangers of some common materials to which construction workers may be exposed. Ideal learners are all construction employees.

This online Health Hazards in Construction course covers the following topics:

• Silica
• Lead
• Asbestos
• Other Health Hazards

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Define the term health hazard
• List the major health hazards you may be exposed to at a construction site
• Identify work activities that may expose you to each of these hazards
• Identify work activities that may expose you to each of these hazards
• Give examples of what you can do to prevent or limit exposure to each of the hazards discussed

Approximately 60 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.