Health Hazards in Construction
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Health Hazards in Construction

Outline the potential dangers of some common materials that are exposed to construction workers.

UL Solutions
Updated Feb 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.