Syllabus - Georgia Institute of Technology

CEE 4803B/8813B:
Construction Safety and Health
Spring 2012
Instructors: Jochen Teizer, Ph.D. (JT), SEB 327, E-mail: teizer@gatech.edu , Phone: 404-894-8269
Thomas Dean (TD), E-Mail: Thomas.dean@gtri.gatech.edu
Hilarie Warren (HW), E-Mail: hilarie@gatech.edu , Phone: 404-407-6255
Paul Schlumper (PS), E-Mail: paul.schlumper@gtri.gatech.edu, Phone: 404-407-6797
Office Hours:
Teaching
Assistant:
Class Schedule
and Location:
Required
Course
Books/Sources:
Class Website:
Course
Objectives:
Course
Outcomes:
Honor Code:
Homework
Policy:
TD, HW, and PS: Available for 30 minutes after class and available upon appointment.
JT: Monday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., SEB 327
At all other times only by appointment.
Soumitry Jagadev Ray
E-Mail: soumitry@gmail.com
Office Hours: Upon appointment
Location: SEB 217
Monday, Wednesday:
8:35 p.m. – 9:55 p.m.
Mason 519
29 CFR 1926 OSHA Construction Industry Regulations, ISBN: 159959102-2,
http://www.mancomm.com, Phone 1-800-626-2666
Additional readings will be handed out or posted on the class website for the appropriate course
modules. It is expected that assigned book chapter readings are done before the class lecture is
given.
http://www.rapids.gatech.edu/CEE4803B/index.htm
Fundamentals in construction safety and health concepts, regulations, rules, policies, OSHA,
training, best practices, hazards, personal protective equipment, pro-active safety, legal
perspective, safety management, and safety and health in other civil engineering disciplines.
The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering has adopted a set of desired outcomes for
the undergraduate and graduate education program. This course is designed to meet the following
outcomes:
1) Understanding civil engineering solutions in a global, societal and environmental context,
consistent with the principles of sustainable development.
2) Solving engineering problems by applying fundamental knowledge of math, science, and
engineering.
3) Identifying, formulating and solving civil engineering problems that meet specified
performance, cost, time, safety and other quality needs and objectives.
4) Working and communicating effectively as individual and in groups.
5) Obtaining a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, and recognition of
the need for and ability to engage in life-long learning.
Students are expected to perform class activities in keeping with standards outlined in the
Georgia Tech Academic Honor Code. Appropriate action will be taken towards any student
suspected of violation of the Honor Code. For any questions involving any Academic Honor
Code issues, please do not hesitate to consult Dr. Teizer or www.honor.gatech.edu.
Homework will be assigned frequently throughout the semester and is an essential part of
understanding the lecture material. The homework will be collected at the due day at the
beginning of the class. Homework will be graded and returned. Solutions will be discussed in
class. Late homework is not accepted unless specific arrangements are made with Dr. Teizer
prior to the deadline. When working on homework, you may work with other students in the
class. Individual work is strongly encouraged to practice already for exam questions. However,
you must turn in separate copies of the homework with your name and the names of everyone
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you collaborated with on an assignment. You are also allowed (and encouraged) to ask Dr.
Teizer questions, although you should try to think about the problems before asking. The
instructor strongly encourages you to work on extra problems from the book on your own. Please
note that all assignments must be handed in on the due date. Late homework will be graded for
the benefit of the student, but no credit will be given for late homework or assignments.
Exam Policy:
Attendance
Policy:
Field Trips:
Projects:
Exams will cover material given in the textbook, in-class (lecture, notes, handouts, overheads,
etc.), homework, field trips, and projects. Exams are closed book and closed note exams. Exam
dates are listed in the course schedule and will not be changed. Exams must be taken as
scheduled. Only university excused circumstances will be considered. A grade of zero will be
assigned for missed exams. The final exam will be given on the day assigned by the university
and will be comprehensive. In addition, personal trips must be scheduled around exams. Exams
will not be rescheduled to accommodate early trips home or any other trips of a personal nature.
Exams may not be returned. Bring to exams only the required resources (pen, pencil, ruler,
calculator, etc.). Nothing else will be allowed on or underneath tables. In particular bags or
cell phones are not allowed in the student area. Bring your Student ID with you to the
exam. The seating diagram needs to be followed during exams.
Regular attendance is required. Each student is responsible for all material and administrative
instructions given during the lecture period. Instructions will not be repeated outside of class.
Attendance will be taken periodically throughout the semester. Eating, chewing, sleeping,
talking, cell phone use , texting or working on other assignments is inappropriate, discourteous,
and inexcusable.
The instructor will arrange for field trip(s) to experience a realistic construction project. Further
instructions will be given in class.
Construction Safety and Health Video
Develop and film a short public service video (2 minute maximum length) regarding safety and
health in the construction industry. The video can either:
1) highlight a hazard, how to avoid it, and how to work safely, or
2) take a pro-active approach focusing on safety and health management.
This task is to be completed in groups of two students. Topics must be approved in advance and
are on a first come, first serve basis. Topics and outline (story board) must be discussed with Ms.
Hilarie Warren by February 8, 2010. Videos will be scored on the following criteria:
1. Technical content (strong message, accurate according to OSHA regulations and
interpretations)
2. Creativity and Presentation (intended audience are construction workers, novel approach,
own ideas, impression and quality of audio and video, flow of video, length of video) and
use of all original content
3. Professionalism (met timeframe/deadlines for producing video, not putting yourself in an
unsafe situation, tactfulness, produce a video that you feel comfortable showing at a job
interview)
The format of the video needs to be .MOV, .MPEG, .AVI, .WMV. Do not use any compression
type that prevents from watching the video on Windows Media Player. Test the video on another
windows-based computer system before you submit it. The instructors reserve the right to
publish the videos at other industry events or to reproduce selected videos with professional
means.
Topic due: January 24, 2011; sign-up in class to HW,
Draft outline/story board due: February 9, 2011 to HW.
Video due: March 16, 2011 to teizer@gatech.edu; filename must be “Lastname1Lastname2.avi”
or in any other file format indicated above.
Accident Investigation Report
Develop an action plan based on the recommendation of one accident investigation report and
how you would implement appropriate safety and health programs.
The report topics are TBD and will be given to each group by the beginning of the first safety
and health management lecture. To be done in groups of four to six. Limit to 10 pages in length.
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The report may be structured in the following :
1. What are the direct causes (fall, collapse, burn, collision)?
2. What are the indirect causes (the unsafe acts and/or unsafe conditions that were present at
the time of the accident)?
3. What are the root causes of the accident (management system)?
4. Develop recommendations based on: (a) management commitment and employee
involvement, (b) work site analysis, (c) hazard prevention and control, and (d) employee
training.
5. How would the development of a management safety system prevent future occurrences?
Report due: One printed version per team, SEB 327, February 28, 2011, 3 p.m.
Final Presentation:
1) Create a short presentation (max. 10 slides), summarizing the hazards, positive
observations, and recommendations identified during the field trip(s). Presentation to be
5 minutes in length. Project to be conducted in groups of 6 students. Present to class.
2) Develop a “Jobsite Evaluation Report” for the observations made during the
fieldtrip(s). This should be a professional-style report (maximum 5 pages – single
spaced, 12 font) that clearly summarizes the safety and health observations made during
the site visit (both positive and negative), and includes recommendations for corrections
(if necessary). If hazards were identified, list the appropriate OSHA standard citation.
Presentation and Report due: April 25, 2011, in class (send copy to teizer@gatech.edu).
Academic
Accommodatio
ns for Students
with
Disabilities:
Course
Evaluation:
Grading
Scheme:
Reasonable accommodations are provided to self-identified students with disabilities who meet
the academic and technical requisite to admission or participation in the program of study.
Incoming students with apparent course work deficiencies due to a disability should contact the
coordinator for Students with Disabilities at 404-894-2564. Consideration may be given to the
substitution or modification of certain course requirements – within the limitations imposed by
the accreditation criteria for the degree program in which the student is enrolled – and to the
extent that such substitutions or modifications of the course or curriculum do not have a net
effect of detracting from the quality of the educational experience implied by the course or
curriculum designation. Such substitutions or modifications must be approved by the school
chair, department head, or college dean, and the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and/or
the Graduate Committee. Additional information can be obtained from the Access Disabled
Assistance Program for Tech Students (ADAPTS), Student Service Building, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0285 or call 404-894-2564 (voice), or 404-894-1664 (TDD), or
visit www.adapts.gatech.edu.
Criteria Weight My Score
Class Participation and Attendance
Required
Homework (Individual and Group) 25%
Construction Safety and Health Video 10%
Midterm 15%
Accident Investigation Report 10%
Final Presentation 15%
Final Exam 25%
Total 100%
Percentage
90.0 – 100.0 A
80.0 – 89.9 B
70.0 – 79.9 C
60.0 – 69.9 D
59.9 or lower F
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CLASS SCHEDULE*
* Modifications are possible **Guest Lecture
Day Date # Class Content Homework and Other Assignments
M Jan 10 1 Opening, Introduction to the Course, 25-
Question Pretest/Quiz (Self-Assessment),
Introduction to OSHA – Part 1
W Jan 12 2 Introduction to OSHA – Part 2 (1) Standards: 29 CFR 1926.50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62;
(2) OSHA Industrial Hygiene Handbook; “Construction Blueprint: Best Practices for Health Hazard Control”,
Paul Becker; www.blueprintproject.org
M Jan 17 School Holiday (MLK)
W Jan 19 3 Health Hazards in Construction HW1: Read the OSHA Act and subpart C (Found in CFR or on www.osha.gov)
M Jan 24 4 Subpart C/PPE, Lifesaving HW 1 in-class quiz, Short Quiz on the OSHA Act and Subpart C
Choose topic for safety or health video in class (fill in one topic per group on sign-in sheet)
HW 2 assigned: Multiple choice on “Health Hazards in Construction” found on class website
Readings for Electrical Standard/Safe Work Practices:
(1) Read Subpart K of CFR 1926 (found in the CFR or www.osha.gov
(2) Electrical Safety-Safety and Health for the Electrical Trades ( www.cdc.gov/niosh)
(3) Arc Flash Awareness, Video (www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/video/2007-116);Arc Flash Awareness
(www.cdc.gov/niosh/mining/products/pdfs/afa.pdf)
W Jan 26 5 Subpart K- Electrical Safe Work Practices
M Jan 31 6 Introduction to OSHA (Lectures from
January 10 and 12, 2011 that were cancelled)
HW 2 due
Read the following information:
(1) Subpart M of CFR 1926 (found in the CFR or at www.osha.gov)
(2) STD 03-00-001, Plain Language Revision of OSHA Instruction STD 3.1
(3) Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction (found on www.osha.gov ,
under directive STD 03-00-001)
(4) Don’t Fall for It Video (found on www.cpwr.com, under resources and publications)
W Feb 2 7 Residential/Commercial Fall Protection
Accident Investigation
HW 3 assigned: Multiple choice on Fall Protection and cranes, found on class website
Accident Investigation Report assigned and discussed
M Feb 7 8 Cranes
W Feb 9 9 Subpart H-Material Handling Storyboard/Outline for video due
Readings for Construction Noise/Hazard Communication:
(1) “Construction noise: Exposure, effects, and the potential for remediation; a ...”- Alice H Suter
(2) “Construction Noise- Hazard Alert,” CPWR
(3) “The Effectiveness of Hearing Protection Among Construction Workers,” Neitzel and Seixas
(4) “Noise and Hearing Protection: Latino Construction Workers’ Experiences,” Robertso
(5) Standard: 29 CFR 1926.52, 59 and Standard: 29 CFR 1910.1200
M Feb 14 10 Construction Noise, Chemical Hazards/
Hazard Communication
HW 3 due
Readings for Scaffolds:
(1) 29CFR, Subpart L, CPL 02-01-023 [CPL 2-1.23} Inspection Procedures for Scaffolds (found on
www.osha.gov under directives, keyword: scaffold),
(2) Scaffold Use in the Construction Industry (found on www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3510.pdf), Subpart R of
CFR 1926 (CFR book or www.osha.gov)
W Feb 16 11 Subpart L-Scaffolds Readings for Steel Erection:
(1) Subpart R of CFR 1926 (CFR book or www.osha.gov)
(2) Standard Directive, CPL 02-01-034-CPL2-1.34, Inspection Procedure for Steel Erection (found on
www.osha.gov under the directives link-keyword: steel erection)
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M Feb 21 12 Subpart R-Steel Erection Readings for Excavation and Trenching:
(1) Excavations, (found on www.osha.gov/Publications/osha2226.pdf)
(2) 29 CFR 1926, Subpart P (book or on the web at www.osha.gov)CPL 02-00-087 [CPL 2.87]
(3) Inspection Procedures for Excavations (found on www.osha.gov under directives, type # or keyword
excavation)
HW 4 assigned: Ergonomics Problem and Solution (done in groups of two)
W Feb 23 13 Excavation and Trenching Readings for Ergonomics Lecture:
(1) “Simple Solutions: Ergonomics for Construction Workers” – NIOSH
(2) “Drywall sanding: Dust exposure and ergonomics,”- Dru Sahai and Peter Vi
(3) “Construction Ergonomics Checklist.” The Center to Protect Worker Rights
M Feb 28 14 Ergonomics/Welding Accident Investigation Reports Due
W Mar 2 15 Subpart X and Tools HW 4 due
M Mar 7 16 Confined Spaces Readings for Masonry Construction:
(1) STD 03-15-003 [STD 3-15.3], Requirements for lift slab operations (found at www.osha.gov under directives,
enter # or keyword masonry construction
(2) 29 CFR 1926, Subpart Q
W Mar 9 17 Concrete/Masonry Construction
M Mar 14 18 MIDTERM EVALUATION
W Mar 16 19 Defensive Driving** Videos due, Short Exam for Defensive Driving
Readings for Respiratory Protection/Silica lecture:
(1) “Silica Manager for the Construction Industry,” Ga Tech – Warren
(2) “Silica- It’s not just dust!” TechGuide
(3) “Silica Mortality Among Young Adults in the United States, 1968-2004,” Mazurek
(4) “Silica Exposure on Construction Sites: Results of an Exposure Monitoring Data Compilation Project,”
Flanagan
(5) “Excessive Exposure to Silica in the US Construction Industry,” Rappaport
(6) “National Emphasis Program – Crystalline Silica,” OSHA “Safety Walk around Checklist: Respirators”
M/W Mar 21/23 SPING BREAK (no class)
M Mar 28 20 Respiratory Protection and Silica Exposure HW 5 assigned: Multiple choice on various construction safety topics, found on class website
Reading for Demolition and Underground Construction:
(1) 29 CFR 1926, Subpart S
(2) 29 CFR 1926, Subpart T
W Mar 30 21 Demolition/ Underground Construction/
Blasting **
M Apr 4 22 Safety Management I HW 5 due
Job Hazard Analysis (found on www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3071.pdf)
W Apr 6 23 Safety Management II and Evaluation by Job Site Evaluation Report Assignement
Example
M Apr 11 24 Field Trip (Hazard Identification)
W Apr 13 25 A legal perspective from private industry**
M Apr 18 26 A legal perspective on labor law-
Department of Labor**
W Apr 20 27 Emerging Remote and Pro-Active Safety
Technologies
M Apr 25 28 Team Presentations Field Trip Presentation; Job Site Evaluation Report Due
W Apr 27 29 Video Presentations
M May 2 FINAL EXAM Mason 519, 08:00-10:50 a.m.
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