101 Construction Site Safety Topics

Construction is one of the most high-hazard industries you can work in. Activities include demolishing structures, ripping out hazardous materials, working at heights, working underground, and many more. It's one of the most varied professions. Every project is different. Every site is different. And every trade faces different challenges.

Regular health and safety toolbox talks can help raise awareness of the various risks your team will be facing on your sites. And in construction, there are a lot of topics you can cover.

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By covering the different site safety subjects, one at a time, little and often, you can soon raise health and safety awareness amongst your team. And when people know about the risks and how to control them, they can work safer on your sites. Here are 101 construction site safety topics you can discuss.

Topics listed in order A-Z

1. Abrasive Wheels
2. Asbestos Awareness
3. Asbestos Surveys
4. Behaviour
5. CDM
6. CDM Client
7. CDM Contractor
8. CDM Designer
9. CDM Domestic Client
10. CDM Principal Contractor
11. CDM Principal Designer
12. Cement
13. Confined Spaces
14. Construction Site Rules
15. COSHH
16. COSHH Assessment
17. COSHH Symbols
18. Demolition
19. Dermatitis
20. Dust
21. Electrical Equipment
22. Electrical Safety
23. Excavations
24. Exposed Edges
25. Extension Cables
26. Eye Protection
27. Falls
28. Fire Action
29. Fire Extinguishers
30. Fire Prevention
31. Fire Safety in Construction
32. First Aid
33. Flammable Liquids
34. Gas Cylinders
35. Good Housekeeping
36. Hand Protection
37. Hand Tools
38. Hard Hats
39. HAVS
40. Hot Work
41. Induction
42. Ladders
43. Lead
44. Legionella
45. Leptospirosis
46. Lifting Equipment
47. Lifting Operations
48. Lifting Technique
49. Loading
50. Lone Working
51. Manual Handling
52. Method Statement
53. MEWPs
54. Mobile Phones
55. Musculoskeletal Disorders
56. Near Misses
57. Noise At Work
58. Outdoor Working
59. Overhead Services
60. Paint
61. PAT Portable Appliance Testing
62. Permits To Work
63. Personal Hygiene
64. PPE Use
65. Public Protection in Construction
66. Refuelling
67. RIDDOR
68. Risk Assessment
69. Roof Work
70. RPE Use
71. Safety Awareness
72. Safety Benefits
73. Safety Nets
74. Safety Signs
75. Scaffolding
76. Sharps Injury
77. Silica Dust
78. Site Plant
79. Site Security
80. Skip Safety
81. Slips and Trips
82. Slips and Trips Prevention
83. Solvents
84. Step Ladders
85. Sun Exposure
86. Tower Scaffolds
87. Transport Management
88. Trestles
89. Underground Services
90. Vehicle Safety
91. Vibration
92. Violations
93. Waste Management
94. Water Buoyancy Equipment
95. Welfare Facilities
96. Winter Working
97. Wood Dust
98. Work Equipment
99. Work Near Water
100. Working at Height
101. Zero Harm

Phew, that's a lot of construction site safety topics, and I'm sure you can think of more to add to your list! If you're feeling a little overwhelmed, there's more information on each topic below (with links to some free resources!), or you can sign up for the Talks Plan for access to toolbox talks on all the topics listed.

1. Abrasive Wheels

Abrasive wheels are often used in grinding and cutting operations out on sites (portable abrasive wheel equipment) and in the workshop (bench-mounted equipment). Abrasive wheels are hazardous due to the risk of cutting and entanglement injuries, burst discs, noise, dust and vibration exposure.

2. Asbestos Awareness

Asbestos is construction's biggest killer. If you're refurbishing, demolishing or maintaining existing structures, you need to avoid asbestos exposure - your life could depend on it! Asbestos fibres are deadly if disturbed.

🆓 Here's a free asbestos awareness toolbox talk to help you cover this topic.

3. Asbestos Surveys

Any building built or refurbished before 2000 is likely to contain asbestos. Asbestos surveys help to identify asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) and avoid accidental disturbance.

ℹ️ Find out more about the types of asbestos surveys and when you need them.

4. Behaviour

It is estimated that up to 80% of accidents at work can be attributed, at least in part, to the behaviour of people. The behaviour could be unsafe acts, or the failure to act. Everyone's behaviour and attitude towards safety is important to create a safe working environment for all.

ℹ️ Find out why people might ignore your health and safety rules.

5. CDM

The Construction Design & Management Regulations (known as CDM) apply to all construction projects, big and small. If you work in construction, this is an important topic to cover with your team.

🆓 Start with the 10 CDM golden rules!, our free CDM duty holder guides, or free CDM duty holder toolbox talks below.

6. CDM Client

Clients influence construction project safety through requirements and expectations that will assist those designing, constructing or using the structure or building.

🆓 Get the free CDM client toolbox talk to let clients know about their CDM duties.

7. CDM Contractor

Any contractor on a construction project has contractor duties under CDM. Contractors are automatically appointed based on the fact they are doing construction work. Contractors need to plan, manage and monitor the construction work under their control.

🆓 Get the free CDM contractor toolbox talk to help you comply with CDM.

8. CDM Designer

Any person preparing or modifying designs for a building, product or system relating to construction work is a designer under CDM. Designers must eliminate, reduce and control design risks.

🆓 Get the free CDM designer toolbox talk to help you comply with CDM designer duties.

9. CDM Domestic Client

Domestic clients are clients having work done on their own home or that of a family member, that is not connected to any business. CDM duties still apply to projects with domestic clients, and the client duties will normally be transferred to other duty holders.

🆓 Get the free CDM domestic client toolbox talk for domestic construction projects.

10. CDM Principal Contractor

The principal contractor is the contractor with control over the construction phase of the project. Principal contractor duties include planning, managing, monitoring and coordinating health and safety on the construction site.

🆓 Get the free CDM principal contractor toolbox talk for principal contractors.

11. CDM Principal Designer

The principal designer is the designer in overall control of the pre-construction phase of the project. Principal designer duties include health and safety when planning, managing and monitoring the pre-construction phase of the project (e.g. everything up to work starting on site).

🆓 Get the free CDM principal designer toolbox talk for principal designers.

12. Cement

Cement is widely used in construction, and can be found in concrete, mortar, plaster and other materials. Cement-based products, like concrete or mortar, can cause serious skin problems such as dermatitis and burns.

13. Confined Spaces

Every year people are killed or seriously injured in the UK in confined spaces. Any workplace from which it is not possible to simply walk away in an emergency must be a confined space. Examples include closed tanks and vessels, roof voids, large ducts and pipes, inspection chambers etc.

14. Construction Site Rules

Every construction site needs some basic safety rules. By putting in place a strong safety foundation, you can build a positive health and safety culture on site.

ℹ️ You can get the rules from the 10 simple construction site rules blog post or download the construction site rules toolbox talk.

15. COSHH

COSHH stands for the Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations. COSHH is the law that requires employers to control harmful substances.

🆓 Download the free COSHH toolbox talk to discuss this topic with your team.

16. COSHH Assessment

COSHH assessments are required by law. Failing to carry out a COSHH assessment and take appropriate action can expose workers to risks from harmful substances.

17. COSHH Symbols

If you are working with substances that are hazardous to health, you should be aware of the symbols that are displayed on the packaging. These COSHH symbols are displayed in a red diamond on hazardous chemicals and mixtures.

🆓 Download the free COSHH symbols toolbox talk to learn about the current symbols.

18. Demolition

Construction sites usually involve building something new, but can also involve demolishing existing building elements and structures. Demolition work is one of the most dangerous construction site activities. Risk from collapse, falls, hazardous materials and services are all increased during demolition activities.

💬 Get the demolition toolbox talk for the requirements, regulations and good practices associated with demolition work.

19. Dermatitis

Dermatitis is inflamed sore skin which can be very painful. Dermatitis is a skin condition caused by contact with something that irritates the skin or causes an allergic reaction. Once this skin allergy has developed, contact with even small amounts can trigger an allergic reaction.

20. Dust

Many construction activities create dust. Nuisance dust can make breathing difficult, and irritate the nose and throat. Hazardous dust can cause damage to health above and beyond irritation, like asthma or cancer.

21. Electrical Equipment

Electrically powered tools and equipment are used in nearly every workplace across a range of industries. While these tools and equipment are often used without problems, it is important to make sure electrical equipment is safe before use, and is used safely.

22. Electrical Safety

Electricity is a familiar and necessary part of everyday life, but electricity can kill or severely injure people and cause property damage. Electrical hazards are present in most workplaces, from services within buildings to electrical tools and equipment used, underground services, and overhead services. Accidents involving electricity are often fatal.

🆓 Get the free electrical safety toolbox talk to talk about electrical safety with your team.

23. Excavations

Excavations are dangerous. Excavations can collapse and bury or injure people working in them. Every year people are killed or seriously injured by collapses and falling materials while working in, or close to, excavations on construction sites.

🆓 Get the free excavations toolbox talk raise awareness of the dangers.

24. Exposed Edges

Exposed edges may also be known as leading edges during installation works. Any edge that could result in a fall over the edge, from height, is an exposed edge. An exposed edge at any height poses a serious threat, as a fall will inevitably involve at least a serious injury.

25. Extension Cables

Many portable electrical items like lamps and radios are supplied with cables, and an extension cable may be needed depending on how far away the equipment is needed from a wall or fixed electrical socket. Due to their portable nature, extension cables are particularly liable to damage – to their plugs, sockets, connections and the cable itself.

💬 Get the extension cord toolbox talk to learn more.

26. Eye Protection

Eye injuries can occur within a split second. If you lose an eye or your ability to see, it's too late. Eye protection is replaceable, eyes are not!

ℹ️ Here's 50 reasons to wear and use PPE.

27. Falls

Thousands of workers are injured each year following a fall from a trip or slip whilst at work, often these injuries involve fracturing bones or dislocating joints. Falls can have serious consequences, but with the right control measures, these accidents are preventable.

28. Fire Action

Quick action in the event of a fire can reduce the effects of the fire, minimise the spread of the fire and save lives. The longer a fire goes undiscovered, the larger the fire can become, blocking escape routes or making escape difficult.

29. Fire Extinguishers

There are several types of fire extinguishers to suit different types of fire. The number and type of fire extinguishers needed depends on the fire hazard. Using the wrong extinguisher could cause more harm than good.

🆓 Get the free fire extinguisher toolbox talk to help discuss this topic with your team.

30. Fire Prevention

Fire prevention involves taking steps to avoid the three elements of the fire triangle (heat, fuel, oxygen) coming together, and therefore reduce the chances of fire occurring.

ℹ️ Here are our fire prevention tips for construction sites to help keep your site fire safe.

31. Fire Safety in Construction

On many construction sites, high-risk activities such as hot work are frequently combined with circumstances where fires can spread quickly and escape may be difficult. Because of the unfinished nature of the building, fires can quickly spread and regularly cause much damage and endanger the lives of both workers and firefighters.

ℹ️ Use the workplace fire hazards list to find what fire hazards you can discuss on your site.

32. First Aid

Every workplace should have a first aid needs assessment and provide appropriate numbers of first aiders and equipment. Accidents and illness can happen at any time and first aid can save lives and prevent minor injuries from becoming major ones.

🆓 Download the free first aid toolbox talk to discuss first aid procedures with your team.

33. Flammable Liquids

A flammable liquid is a combustible liquid that can easily catch fire. Flammable liquids can be found in most workplaces, including construction sites.

34. Gas Cylinders

Gas cylinders are a convenient way to transport and store gases under pressure. Accidents involving gas cylinders can cause serious injury or even death.

35. Good Housekeeping

Good housekeeping is important to protect people and materials. Poor housekeeping can cause slips, trips and falls and also increase the risk of fire. Keeping the work area tidy minimises these risks.

🆓 Download the free good housekeeping toolbox talk to encourage a tidy site.

36. Hand Protection

Your hands are the most common place to come into contact with hazardous substances and materials. When gloves used at work are not correctly selected, used or stored, failures can lead to skin exposure to hazardous substances (chemicals or some natural products).

37. Hand Tools

We work with hand tools practically every day. Sharp tools, which cut steel, can cut flesh in an instant. Hammers, which can drive nails, can squash fingers in a flash.

38. Hard Hats

Hard hats can help protect your head from injury. Hard hats are usually a requirement in high-risk environments such as construction sites. You only get one head, keep it safe.

39. HAVS

HAVS stands for Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome, and it is the main risk from vibration exposure. Vibration exposure should be controlled, and the symptoms of HAVS checked for, to prevent permanent damage to health.

🆓 Use the free HAVS calculator to check you're within the legal HAVS exposure limits.

40. Hot Work

Hot work refers to activities requiring the use of open flames or the local application of heat or friction. As hot work is a source of ignition, it increases the fire risk for the premises or site. Hot work is especially common in the construction industry.

41. Induction

A construction site induction is a safety briefing given to workers at the start of the project. Site inductions are required by law on every construction site.

🆕 You can now create construction site inductions on the Training Plan membership!

42. Ladders

More accidents involve ladders than any other piece of work equipment. This is because there are so many of them, not because they are particularly dangerous. Every time you use a ladder you should do a pre-use check beforehand to make sure that it is safe for use.

🆓 Download the free ladder use toolbox talk for better ladder safety.

43. Lead

Exposure to lead can harm your health and cause diseases. You are most at risk during construction processes that create lead dust, fumes or vapour.

44. Legionella

Any water system, with the right environmental conditions, could be a source for legionella bacteria growth. Legionnaires disease is a potentially fatal form of pneumonia caught by inhaling small droplets of water (aerosols), suspended in the air, containing the bacteria.

45. Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis is spread from the urine of infected animals. Leptospirosis is rare in the UK, but you have a higher chance of getting it if you work with animals or in infected soil or water.

46. Lifting Equipment

Lifting equipment is any work equipment for lifting and lowering loads, and includes any accessories used in doing so (such as attachments to support, fix or anchor the equipment).

47. Lifting Operations

Lifting operations can often put people at great risk of injury, as well as incurring great costs when they go wrong. It is important to manage and control the risks to avoid any injury or damage.

48. Lifting Technique

Your manual handling technique can mean the difference between a productive day at work or being off work with a bad back! If you are putting too much strain on your back, or not lifting with a stable body, you are more likely to pull a muscle or slip a disc.

ℹ️ Get more information in the importance of safe manual handling techniques.

49. Loading

The loading and unloading of vehicles and machinery can be dangerous. Loading operations are often viewed as incidental to the main job. Because of this, the risks involved may not be properly considered by both workers and managers.

50. Lone Working

Lone workers are people who are working by themselves without close or direct supervision. A person is considered to be lone working if they have neither visual nor audible communication with someone else.

51. Manual Handling

Manual handling is the movement of loads including lifting, lowering, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving, by hand or by bodily force. Awkward postures, poor lifting techniques, and failing to route plan will all increase the risk of injury during manual handling tasks.

🆓 Download the free manual handling toolbox talk to discuss this topic with your team.

52. Mental Health

One in four people in the UK will have a mental health problem at some point. Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave, and your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

53. MEWPs

MEWP stands for Mobile Elevated Working Platforms. MEWPs are widely used and can provide an effective and safe means of gaining access to work at height. While they can provide a safe working platform, MEWPs can still topple if they are overloaded or poorly maintained.

54. Mobile Phones

Mobile phones have greatly improved communication in the workplace, particularly within businesses that have several sites or where some workers operate remotely. However, they can also be a distraction.

55. Musculoskeletal Disorders

MSD is a broad umbrella label for many types of aches and pains, and treatment is determined by the exact medical diagnosis. Risk factors causing MSDs can be found in virtually every workplace, including construction, so it's an important topic to discuss with your workers.

56. Near Misses

A near miss is an undesired event that, under slightly different circumstances, could have resulted in harm to people or damage to property, materials or the environment. It is always important to report near misses, as it could prevent future accidents from happening.

🆓 Download the free near miss toolbox talk to discuss near miss reporting on your construction site.

57. Noise At Work

Work environments like construction sites can often be very noisy. Exposure to excessive noise can, over a period of time lead to permanent hearing loss.

58. Outdoor Working

Construction work often requires workers to be outdoors for some or all of their day. Extremes of weather can make working outside difficult and can increase the risk of accidents.

🆓 Download the free outdoor working toolbox talk to raise awareness of the risks.

59. Overhead Services

If your site is close to overhead lines, if you need to pass under overhead lines or if your work area is directly under overhead lines you need to be aware of the dangers.

60. Paint

Most of the risks associated with paint apply to solvent-based paints. All solvents are potential health hazards, even if toxicity varies from solvent to solvent.

61. PAT Portable Appliance Testing

Portable Appliance Testing (PAT, PAT Testing) is the term used to describe the examination of portable electrical appliances and equipment to ensure they are safe to use.

62. Permits To Work

Permits to work are usually used within high-risk restricted work, to ensure that strict control measures and precautions are in place before, during and after the completion of the task or activity.

63. Personal Hygiene

Personal hygiene is important to protect you and other workers from illness and cross-contamination. Sickness and diarrhoea can be the result of poor personal hygiene. You can transfer bacteria from your hand to another surface, which someone else could then touch and transfer to their mouth.

64. PPE Use

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is intended to protect you from risks, which cannot be eliminated or guarded against by other more effective means. PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work.

🆓 Get the free PPE toolbox talk to discuss PPE use with your team.

65. Public Protection in Construction

Construction work may need to be carried out within public buildings, on the highway or in other areas close to members of the public, particularly during maintenance and refurbishment works. It is important to consider the risks the public may be exposed to during the works and take appropriate measures to control these risks.

🆓 Get the free public protection toolbox talk to raise awareness of the risks to the public on your site.

66. Refuelling

Refuelling involves handling highly flammable liquids. Flammable atmospheres may be present in empty tanks and petrol cans. There is also a danger if petrol is spilt on clothing, rags etc.

67. RIDDOR

RIDDOR stands for the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations. RIDDOR places duties on employers, self-employed and people in control of work premises.

68. Risk Assessment

Risk assessments are required by law, and are especially important in riskier activities, like the ones carried out on construction sites. It's important to understand the purpose of risk assessments, and why they need to be followed. And even how to complete one.

69. Roof Work

Work on roofs exposes workers to the risk of falling off the roof, and also falling through the roof. All work on roofs is highly dangerous, even if a job only takes a few minutes.

70. RPE Use

Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE) is a type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). RPE is designed to protect the wearer against inhaling hazardous substances in the workplace.

71. Safety Awareness

There is a difference between being aware of health and safety and having safety awareness. Safety awareness is a continuous alert attitude to the safety aspects of every job we do.

🆓 Get the free safety awareness toolbox talk to help your team become more safety aware.

72. Safety Benefits

A positive safety culture in the workplace will benefit you by keeping you safe, and benefit the business reputation and growth. Good safety precautions will benefit your workplace through reduced accidents and enhance the reputation of the business.

73. Safety Nets

A safety net is a net to protect people from injury after falling from heights by limiting the distance they fall and deflecting to dissipate the impact energy. Safety nets have become a common means of providing collective protection, particularly in construction, to mitigate the effects of falls where it is impractical to use temporary edge protection.

74. Safety Signs

Safety signs are used to warn or advise others about hazards or risks. If we don't understand the signs and notices on display, we could be in danger.

🆓 Get the free safety signs toolbox talk to learn about safety signs.

75. Scaffolding

Scaffolding is often used in construction to provide safe access and working platforms for work at height. Safe and correct use of access equipment such as scaffolding is important to carry out work at height safely.

🆓 Get the free scaffolding toolbox talk to discuss scaffold safety with your team.

76. Sharps Injury

Sharps injuries are injuries caused by sharps (needles, blades and other contaminated items). Injuries are caused by cutting, pricking or penetrating the skin.

77. Silica Dust

Silica dust is usually created when these building products are cut, drilled or otherwise worked on to release fine particles, this crystalline form of silica dust, when breathed in can cause silicosis. Silica dust is the second biggest cause of lung disease in workers after asbestos, killing more than 500 construction workers every year.

78. Site Plant

In construction people and plant have to work together to get the job done. Operators of mobile plant can have limited visibility there are risks from overturning, contact with people and contact with structures, as well as falls from the equipment.

79. Site Security

Site security is an important issue as trespassers may want to access your site. These trespassers could be children, thieves or your site could be blocking someone's normal access route and they may still attempt to pass through the site.

80. Skip Safety

Skips and waste containers are regularly used, loaded and unloaded at workplaces. Every year, activities involving the movement of skips and containers cause death and serious injury.

81. Slips and Trips

Slips and trips can happen on slippery surfaces, due to spills, trailing cables, poor housekeeping and uneven surfaces. Other factors such as poor lighting or poor layout can also increase the risk.

🆓 Get the free slips and trips toolbox talk to discuss slips and trips on your construction sites.

82. Slips and Trips Prevention

Now you know what causes slips and trips, you can discuss how to prevent them on your construction sites. Combating slips and trips needs action from both the employer and employees.

83. Solvents

Many chemical substances that are used to dissolve or dilute other substances and materials are called solvents. Uncontrolled exposure to solvents can be harmful to health.

84. Step Ladders

More accidents involve ladders than any other piece of work equipment. Folding step ladders are an extremely convenient way of accessing work, which is out of reach, but familiarity can lead to carelessness.

🆓 Get the free step ladders toolbox talk to discuss this topic with your team.

85. Sun Exposure

Many people can enjoy working outdoors more when the sun is shining. However, too much sunlight is harmful to your skin. A tan is a sign that the skin has been damaged. More serious cases of sunburn can blister the skin and make it peel.

86. Tower Scaffolds

Tower scaffolds (also known as mobile access towers) are widely used and can provide an effective and safe means of gaining access to work at height. Tower scaffold use must be properly managed and include scaffold inspection arrangements.

🆓 Get the free tower scaffolds toolbox talk to help make sure tower scaffolds are used safely.

87. Transport Management

Vehicles at work continue to be a major cause of fatal and major injuries. Traffic routes must be suitable for the people and vehicles using them, and site plant and machinery traffic should be segregated from pedestrian traffic.

88. Trestles

Trestles allow access to work where more than one person is needed or where access is necessary to a wide area. Trestles can be used if the risk assessment shows that the risk of a person falling and injuring themselves is low and the work on top of the trestle is in short bursts.

89. Underground Services

Buried services are a major construction site hazard, particularly in excavation work. There is often uncertainty regarding the location of underground services, as they may have been in place for many years.

ℹ️ **Find out more about underground services colours in the UK and safe digging practices near underground services.

90. Vehicle Safety

Every year, there are over 5000 accidents involving transport in the workplace. About 50 of these result in people being killed. The main causes of injury are people falling off vehicles, or being struck or crushed by them.

91. Vibration

Exposure to vibration can cause long-term painful damage to your hands, fingers, and back. Exposure to high levels of vibration can also cause short-term irritation and loss of concentration.

🆓 Get the free vibration toolbox talk to discuss this topic with your team.

92. Violations

A violation is the deliberate breaking of a rule, procedure or instruction. There is usually a reason why rules are broken. It is often not an attempt to cause harm or risk health and safety but could be done for several other reasons such as to save time, not understanding the rules, or due to pressures.

ℹ️ Find out why people might ignore your health and safety rules.

93. Waste Management

Waste management is important to keep the workplace clean and tidy. The build-up of waste materials can not only be a health hazard but also block escape routes and create slip and trip hazards.

94. Water Buoyancy Equipment

Where there is a risk of falling into the water and drowning, it is essential to provide sufficient buoyancy to keep the person safely afloat.

95. Welfare Facilities

Toilets, washbasins, rest areas and other welfare facilities must be provided appropriate for the number of people and type of work activities. Facilities should be clean and in good condition and with an adequate supply of toilet paper, soap etc.

🆓 Get the free welfare facilities toolbox talk to discuss this topic with your team.

96. Winter Working

Winter working can increase risks for several reasons. There is less light, ice and snow can build up during cold weather, there can be more rain and windy weather and the temperature is lower.

ℹ️ Here are 12 tips to keep you warm when working outside in winter.

97. Wood Dust

Wood dust is a substance hazardous to health because it can cause serious non-reversible health problems. The biggest risk is from fine dust, as you can breathe this deep into your lungs where it will do the most damage.

98. Work Equipment

Work equipment is any machinery, appliance, apparatus, tool or installation for use at work (whether exclusively or not). Every year, accidents happen from using work equipment, including machinery. Many are serious and some are fatal.

99. Work Near Water

Any work near water presents a danger that persons might slip or fall into the water, be swept off their feet by wave action, tide action, strong currents or swell from passing water traffic.

100. Working at Height

Falls from height usually kill more people on construction sites each year than any other safety hazard. And you don't have to be working on the roof of a building to be working at height. If you work up a ladder, on a ledge, or above a pit, you're working at height - so this topic applies to more construction projects than you might think.

💬 Get the working at height toolbox talk to raise awareness with your team.

101. Zero Harm

Zero harm is a business commitment to working towards zero fatalities, accidents, injuries and ill health caused by work activities. Some people consider zero harm to be an unachievable target, however, zero harm should be considered an aspiration.

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