Concrete, Formwork and Masonry Safety

Working safely with concrete and masonry, followed through the invented Cottonwood Place project in San Antonio, Texas: the hazards of concrete and masonry work and who controls them, formwork and falsework loads and design, shoring, reshoring and stripping, working on and flying formwork, reinforcing steel and impalement protection, ready-mix trucks, buckets and washout, concrete pumps, hose whip and power lines, finishing, curing, cutting and coring with Table 1 silica controls, precast, tilt-up and post-tensioning, masonry wall bracing and the limited access zone, mason scaffolds, saws and mortar mixers, and cement burns, silica and manual handling, under OSHA Subpart Q and related standards such as ACI 347 and ASME B30.27.

HSE-371 12 lessons · 4 h 7 min ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Safety Training

This is the American version of this course. See the Canadian version.

What you'll learn

Describe the hazards of concrete and masonry work, the requirements of OSHA Subpart Q and related standards, and how the controlling contractor and each employer share control.
Explain the dead, live, concentrated and lateral loads on formwork, why formwork is engineered, and how to read formwork and shoring drawings.
Apply the rules for inspecting shoring before, during and after a pour, stripping forms only at confirmed concrete strength, and installing and keeping reshores.
Work safely on and around formwork, including edge protection, hole covers, fall arrest anchors, gang and flying forms, ties and form hardware.
Handle and place reinforcing steel safely, keep rebar cages stable, and protect workers from impalement with rated caps and troughs.
Control the hazards of ready-mix trucks, washout, concrete buckets, buggies, conveyors, chutes and tremies.
Set up and work around concrete pumps safely, including outriggers, power line clearance, hose whip, line and boom failures and cleanout.
Control the hazards of finishing, curing, cutting, coring and grinding concrete, including power trowels, carbon monoxide, silica dust and hidden services.
Describe the hazards of precast, tilt-up and post-tensioned concrete and the controls for lifting, bracing and stressing.
Set up and maintain a limited access zone for masonry walls, and explain bracing and wind limits for walls under construction.
Work safely on mason scaffolds and with block, mortar mixers and masonry saws.
Prevent cement burns and dermatitis, explain the long-term effects of silica and how exposure is controlled and monitored, and reduce manual handling injuries.

Course content

12 lessons · 4 h 7 min total · final exam

1 Concrete and masonry work: the hazards and who controls them 21 min · quiz
2 Formwork and falsework: loads and design 21 min · quiz
3 Shoring, reshoring and stripping forms 21 min · quiz
4 Building, flying and working on formwork 21 min · quiz
5 Reinforcing steel and impalement protection 21 min · quiz
6 Ready-mix trucks, buckets and getting concrete to the forms 20 min · quiz
7 Concrete pumping and placing 21 min · quiz
8 Finishing, curing, cutting and coring concrete 21 min · quiz
9 Precast, tilt-up and post-tensioned concrete 20 min · quiz
10 Masonry walls: limited access zones and bracing 20 min · quiz
11 Masonry work: scaffolds, saws, mortar and handling block 20 min · quiz
12 Cement burns, silica and manual handling 20 min · quiz
E Final exam 20 questions

Requirements

HSE-370 Construction Site Safety Essentials

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.