Building sector

The building of single-family houses and small masonry works are activities which have many risks. This is confirmed by the fact that the number of accidents at work and occupational diseases is very high in this sector. However, prevention measures enable to maintain the health of the employees and the enterprises.

This vademecum is specifically addressed to concrete batching plant operators. It shows the behaviors to be kept, in order to avoid risks during the following activities.

This vademecum is specifically addressed to drivers of concrete trucks. It shows the behaviors to be kept, in order to avoid risks during the following activities: 

• inspection, cleaning and maintenance of the vehicle;
• driving on the road;
• upload, download and delivery of concrete.

In accordance with, on one side, the standing orders of ISSA, and on the other one, the general philosophy of intervention of the ISSA Section on Prevention in the Construction Industry, its commitee had decided to developp continuous programs of improving OSH all over the World.

The brochure is based on twelve chapters with a total of forty-three scenarios on risk situations.

43 videos in English, French and Dutch, based on the scenarios of the brochure «prevention through pictures» are available on the Youtube channel of Constructiv.

This collection, “Technical Notebooks” is made of 8 booklets that describe the features of some particular equipment, usually available in temporary or mobile construction sites.

This brochure, updated in November 2007, was carried out with and to the attention of tower constructors. It concerns the towers under 6 meters meeting the requirements of safe assembly/disassembly. 

Maintenance is part of the usual business in process plants. As indicated in various legal and technical standards, the instruction of workers for safety topics is crucial. In practice, it is very difficult to ensure safety. The accident rate of maintenance work is still a major focus point. 

This vademecum is addressed to those persons in charge of safety in the building sector: Employers, Health and Safety Managers and Workers’ Representatives for Safety. 

This Handbook represents a guide tothe main risks – general and specific ones – which are typical for road works. The described risks concern both personnel working on road construction sites and external workers and experts.

This booklet deals with exposure to chemical agents (cement, solvents, adhesives, mineral oils, bituminous products and so on) in the building sector and the related, often underestimated, risks for health and safety of workers. 

A partnership between the professional Organization for Prevention in the Construction Industry and Public Works (OPPBTP), the Regional Health Insurance Fund for Parisian region (CRAMIF), unions representing artisans and SMEs of the roofing sector (CAPEB) and the union for HVAC engineering enterprises and plumbing coverage (GCCP) helped to prepare documents that provide an overview of prevention tools, best practices and decision support for enterprises of the roofing sector.

Events on this topic were held

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The CRAM has installed in cooperation with the professional associations of the Construction Industry and Public Works in the region Alsace-Moselle a common basis for measures for health and safety at construction sites. It proposes tools to better handle risks resulting from falls from the height, transporting material and lack of coordination and hygiene.