Construction work guide
Review hazards and checks for each example, then prepare an assessment and work documents for your actual site.
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Local documents and scope
For Alberta, organise the work around hazard assessment and control, a Safe Work Procedure and a Toolbox Meeting. Involve workers in identifying hazards and checking controls. Confirm Alberta OHS applicability and the current task-specific rules, including entry arrangements for confined spaces. A general Canadian example alone does not establish an Alberta permit requirement.
- Hazard Assessment
- Safe Work Procedure
- Safe Work Permit
- Toolbox Meeting
- Workplace Inspection Checklist
This is a planning reference. Verify numerical limits, permits and qualifications for the jurisdiction, sector and equipment. Record fresh site measurements, people and signatures for each job.
From example to site use
- 1
Define the job
Identify equipment, location, sequence, people, nearby activities and access. Separate preparation, execution and close-out, and record hazards observed at the site.
- 2
Match controls to each step
Consider elimination, substitution and engineering controls first, then procedures and PPE. Assign an owner, a verification method and stop-work conditions for each control.
- 3
Connect documents and site checks
Choose the local assessment, procedure and applicable permits, then brief the crew. Add drawings and checklists, reassess changes and retain the output for this job.
Task hazards and checks 10
Ceiling Frame Installation and Drywall Attachment
- Potential hazards
- Fall from unlocked ladder hinges, nail gun accidents
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Avoiding height work; platforms and collective fall protection; Fall restraint/arrest equipment, anchors and required clearance; Access, fragile surfaces, openings and falling-object controls; Weather, work conditions, equipment inspection and stop criteria; Site rescue method, people, equipment, communication and readiness.
- Check manufacturer procedures, guards, energy isolation and release of stored energy; account for people and tools before restart.
Main Piping Welding and Pump Installation in Mechanical Room
- Potential hazards
- Fire from welding spatter, burst during pressure testing
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Combustible removal/shielding; opposite faces, lower areas and openings; Fire watch, extinguishing equipment, post-work watch duration and completion time; Gas, vapour, fume and dust assessment, testing and ventilation; Vessel/pipe residues, cylinders, hoses, flashback protection and equipment checks.
- Isolate, release and verify pressure and contents before opening. Use the design code and approved procedure for test pressure, medium and sequence; define exclusion and stop criteria.
Excavation and Backfilling for Drainage Systems
- Potential hazards
- Explosion from underground utility damage, burial due to slope failure
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Survey utilities, soil and adjacent structures. Plan support or slopes for depth and ground conditions; check access, drainage, plant separation and inspections after changes.
Roof Urethane Waterproofing and Exterior Water-based Painting
- Potential hazards
- Fall from roof edges, asphyxiation from solvent vapours
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Avoiding height work; platforms and collective fall protection; Fall restraint/arrest equipment, anchors and required clearance; Access, fragile surfaces, openings and falling-object controls; Weather, work conditions, equipment inspection and stop criteria; Site rescue method, people, equipment, communication and readiness.
- Check the SDS, compatibility, containment, extraction, leak isolation and emergency response. Select test targets, limits and respiratory protection for the actual substances and exposure.
Exterior Wall Maintenance and High-elevation Equipment Installation
- Potential hazards
- Fall due to rope failure, crushing by MEWPs (Rental)
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Avoiding height work; platforms and collective fall protection; Fall restraint/arrest equipment, anchors and required clearance; Access, fragile surfaces, openings and falling-object controls; Weather, work conditions, equipment inspection and stop criteria; Site rescue method, people, equipment, communication and readiness.
- Check manufacturer procedures, guards, energy isolation and release of stored energy; account for people and tools before restart.
System Scaffolding Installation and Dismantling for Exterior Work
- Potential hazards
- Entire structure collapse, impact from falling components
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Avoiding height work; platforms and collective fall protection; Fall restraint/arrest equipment, anchors and required clearance; Access, fragile surfaces, openings and falling-object controls; Weather, work conditions, equipment inspection and stop criteria; Site rescue method, people, equipment, communication and readiness.
- Verify task-specific training, qualifications and procedures. Record process and equipment protections, exposure controls, emergency arrangements and the responsible person's checks in the work plan.
Rebar Processing and Crane Lifting Work
- Potential hazards
- Material fall due to hitching gear failure, processing machine entanglement
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Verify weight, centre of gravity, lifting points, rated capacity and sling angles. Define ground conditions, route, exclusion zone and signals; follow the lift plan.
- Check manufacturer procedures, guards, energy isolation and release of stored energy; account for people and tools before restart.
Slab and Beam Concrete Pouring Work
- Potential hazards
- Pump truck tip-over, impact from hose detachment and whipping
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Isolate, release and verify pressure and contents before opening. Use the design code and approved procedure for test pressure, medium and sequence; define exclusion and stop criteria.
- Verify weight, centre of gravity, lifting points, rated capacity and sling angles. Define ground conditions, route, exclusion zone and signals; follow the lift plan.
Demolition of Old Low-rise Structures and Waste Removal
- Potential hazards
- Sudden collapse during demolition, risk of asbestos exposure
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Verify task-specific training, qualifications and procedures. Record process and equipment protections, exposure controls, emergency arrangements and the responsible person's checks in the work plan.
- Check the SDS, compatibility, containment, extraction, leak isolation and emergency response. Select test targets, limits and respiratory protection for the actual substances and exposure.
Ceiling Electrical Wiring and Fire Safety Equipment Installation
- Potential hazards
- Electric shock from live parts, fall due to body over-extension on ladders
- Checks to verify and specify on site
- Equipment, circuits, supplies, backfeed, induced voltage and stored energy; Disconnection, prevention of re-energisation, locks and tags; Voltage detector, functional check, absence-of-voltage result and tester; Earthing/short-circuiting where required; adjacent live-part protection and boundaries; Completion, personnel clearance, lock removal and re-energisation authority.
- Avoiding height work; platforms and collective fall protection; Fall restraint/arrest equipment, anchors and required clearance; Access, fragile surfaces, openings and falling-object controls; Weather, work conditions, equipment inspection and stop criteria; Site rescue method, people, equipment, communication and readiness.
Fresh site records
Record date, location, equipment ID, responsible people, crew, permit references, measurements, times, testers, inspections and changes. Do not reuse previous signatures or readings.
Official references
These sources support local terminology and scope. The examples are editorial planning prompts from Smart JSA Bridge, not official forms.
- CCOHS · Job Safety Analysis ↗
- Alberta OHS · Hazard assessment and control ↗
- Alberta OHS Code · Part 2, sections 7–9 ↗
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