The same order as the pack. Pick the week, or pick the topic that matches the work coming up.
Week 1
Ladder Safety
The ladder feels routine, which is exactly why it deserves a talk.
Week 2
Fall Protection Basics
A harness in the truck protects nobody; today we make sure everyone knows what to wear, where to tie off, and what to check before stepping near an edge.
Week 3
Heat Illness Prevention
Heat illness can turn into a medical emergency fast, and workers who are new to working in warm environments are at increased risk.
Week 4
Lockout / Tagout: Controlling Energized Circuits
A breaker someone flips back on can kill the person working on the circuit.
Week 5
Trench and Excavation Safety
Soil is heavy, and when a trench wall lets go there is no outrunning it.
Week 6
Silica Dust Control
That white cloud when you cut concrete or block is crystalline silica.
Week 7
PPE Head to Toe
PPE is the last line of defense, not the first.
Week 8
Scaffolding Safety
Scaffolding safety starts with one fact: scaffolds put whole crews at height on a structure someone assembled that morning.
Week 9
Hot Work and Torch Safety
Torch-down roofing, brazing, and cutting all leave something behind you cannot see: heat soaked into the deck, smoldering insulation, a spark in the wall cavity.
Week 10
Struck-By: Working Around Heavy Equipment
The operator may not see you, may not hear you, and is often watching the load, not the ground.
Week 11
WHMIS: Know Your Chemicals
Adhesives, solvents, fuels, form release, cutting fluids: a job site runs on chemicals, and every container has a story the label and safety data sheet tell.
Week 12
Confined Space Awareness
Crawl spaces, vaults, pits, tanks, large ducts: spaces big enough to enter but not meant to work in can hold bad air you cannot see or smell.
Week 13
Eye Protection
Grinding sparks, nail ricochets, concrete dust, and chemical splash do not give warnings.
Week 14
Hand Safety and Glove Selection
Cuts, crushes, punctures, and cement burns can happen to your hands on any job.
Week 15
Housekeeping, Slips, and Trips
Nobody brags about good housekeeping, but messy sites hurt people every day: a scrap of banding underfoot, a cord across a walkway, mud on a ramp.
Week 16
Aerial Lift Safety
Boom lifts and scissor lifts put you high up on a platform that moves.
Week 17
Forklift and Telehandler Safety
A forklift or telehandler can roll over or strike a worker on foot, and a load can fall off the forks.
Week 18
Power Tool Safety
Saws, grinders, and drills do exactly what they are told, including when they are told badly.
Week 19
Temporary Power, Cords, and GFCI
Construction sites run on extension cords, and extension cords in mud, water, and traffic are how electricity finds a path through a person.
Week 20
Fire Extinguisher Basics
A small fire is the only kind a worker should fight, and only with the right extinguisher close by.
Week 21
First Aid and Emergency Response
When someone gets hurt, the crew acts first while help is on the way.
Week 22
Noise and Hearing Protection
Hearing loss from noise is permanent, painless, and slow, which is why nobody takes it seriously until the ringing never stops.
Week 23
Back Safety and Manual Lifting
Lifting and carrying heavy materials, working in awkward positions, and bending often to lift things off the ground can hurt your back.
Week 24
Crane and Rigging Awareness
You do not have to be the crane operator to be killed by the crane.
Week 25
Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety
A knocked-over cylinder can snap its valve and release gas under high pressure.
Week 26
Rebar and Impalement Protection
Exposed vertical rebar is a bed of spears.
Week 27
Underground Utility Strikes
Hitting a gas line or a buried power cable can cause serious injuries or even death.
Week 28
Overhead Power Line Safety
Power lines do not look dangerous.
Week 29
Respirator Basics
A respirator with a gap is a placebo.
Week 30
New Worker Site Orientation
New workers are new to this site's hazards, even when they are not new to the trade.
Week 31
Wind and Weather Hazards
Weather is a schedule problem until it becomes a safety problem, and the line between the two is sharper than most crews treat it.
Week 32
Chainsaw Safety
A chainsaw does not nick; it removes.
Week 33
Scaffold Erection and Dismantling
A scaffold is at its weakest while it is going up or coming down, when guardrails are not set yet and planks are loose.
Week 34
Supported Scaffold Inspection Points
A scaffold that was safe yesterday is not automatically safe today.
Week 35
Suspended Scaffolds and Swing Stages
On a swing stage you are hanging from ropes high above the ground, so every part of the system matters: the rigging on the roof, the hoists, the platform, and your personal fall arrest.
Week 36
Roof Brackets and Slide Guards on Steep Roofs
On a steep roof, everything wants to slide: you, your bundles, your nail gun.
Week 37
Skylight and Roof Opening Protection
A skylight looks solid and holds nothing.
Week 38
Leading Edge Work
A leading edge is an edge that moves: the unprotected side of a deck or roof that advances as you build it.
Week 39
Warning Line Systems on Low Slope Roofs
On a big flat roof, a warning line set back from the edge marks where the safe zone ends.
Week 40
Personal Fall Arrest Anchor Selection
Your harness and lanyard are only as good as what they are hooked to.
Week 41
Fall Protection Rescue After a Fall
Surviving the fall is only half of it.
Week 42
Stepladders: The Hazards Nobody Respects
The stepladder is the most familiar tool on site, and familiarity is the problem.
Week 43
Job-Made Ladders and Stair Rails
Site-built ladders and temporary stairs carry the whole job up and down, and they get built fast out of whatever lumber is close.
Week 44
Stairways and Temporary Stairs During Construction
Permanent stairs get used long before they are finished: no rails yet, no treads yet, pans full of debris.
Week 45
Excavation Protective System Selection
A collapsing trench wall does not give you time to climb.
Week 46
The Competent Person Daily Excavation Checklist
A competent person inspects every excavation daily before work starts, and again after rainstorms or anything that changes conditions.
Week 47
Working Around Dump Trucks and Haul Roads
A loaded dump truck is heavy, and the driver cannot see a person standing behind the tailgate or beside the right front wheel.
Week 48
Skid Steer Safe Operation
The skid steer is small enough that people stop respecting it, and that is how it hurts them: crushed between the bucket and the frame, run over on a tight site, or thrown from the cab operating without the seat bar down.
Week 49
Excavator Swing Radius and Quick Couplers
The counterweight of a swinging excavator moves fast and hits hard.
Week 50
Concrete Pump Line and Hose Whipping
When a concrete pump clears a blockage, the discharge hose can whip hard enough to seriously hurt the worker holding it.
Week 51
Concrete Formwork and Shoring Failures
Wet concrete is a heavy liquid, and formwork is the dam holding it back.
Week 52
Masonry Wall Bracing and the Limited Access Zone
A fresh masonry wall is just stacked weight until it cures and gets tied into the structure.