Safety Council
Construction Safety Resources
Fall prevention, ladder and scaffolding guidance from OSHA, NIOSH, CPWR, the National Safety Council and RHCA partners, in English and Spanish.
Special events
The RHCA Safety Council takes part in the OSHA Safety Stand-Down, the Texas-wide Day of the Construction Worker and National Safe + Sound Week. Use the resources below to get your crews ready.
Resources to help you get ready for the Stand-Down
Get ready for the Stand-Down
Stand-Down partner materials
- CPWR: Stop Construction Falls (opens in a new tab)Educational and training tools
- NIOSH: National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction (opens in a new tab)
- National Safety Council (opens in a new tab)
- OSHA-NSC Alliance fall protection case study (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
- Ladder safety (opens in a new tab)
- Safety+Health articles on fall prevention (opens in a new tab)
- NSC Construction & Utilities Division (opens in a new tab)
- Safety at heights resources (opens in a new tab)Falls from height are the second-leading unintentional fatal workplace event.
- ASSP: American Society of Safety Professionals (opens in a new tab)
Fall prevention training guide
- A lesson plan for employers (opens in a new tab)
- Fall prevention publications (opens in a new tab)Fall prevention materials in English and Spanish.
- Fall protection in construction (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Protecting roofing workers (opens in a new tab)PDF
Scaffolding
- Ladder jack scaffolds fact sheet (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Narrow frame scaffolds fact sheet (opens in a new tab)
- Tube and coupler scaffolds: erection and use (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Tube and coupler scaffolds: planning and design (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Scaffolding booklet (opens in a new tab)
- OSHA scaffold eTool (opens in a new tab)
Fall safety videos
- OSHA prevention videos (v-Tools): construction hazards (opens in a new tab)
- California Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE)
- WorkSafeBC (Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia) (opens in a new tab)
Ladder safety guidance
- Falling off ladders can kill: use them safely (booklet) (opens in a new tab)
- Safe use of extension ladders (fact sheet) (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Safe use of job-made wooden ladders (fact sheet) (opens in a new tab)PDF
- Safe use of stepladders (fact sheet) (opens in a new tab)PDF
- NIOSH ladder safety phone app (opens in a new tab)English and Spanish
Additional educational materials
Outreach training materials
- Susan Harwood Training Grant materials for fall prevention (opens in a new tab)
- Roadway work zone safety (ARTBA)