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Health Hazards in Construction
<p>Workers in the construction industry face a number of health and safety hazards in their work sites 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.</p>
UL Solutions
Updated May 16, 2025
What you'll learn
- 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
Course Description
Workers in the construction industry face a number of health and safety hazards in their work sites 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.
