Construction Site Basics

An orientation for newcomers on a Canadian construction site — residential, commercial, or industrial. Construction vocabulary, your role on the site, the required PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, steel toes, high-vis, harness), site safety rules under provincial OHS Acts, hand and power tools, imperial and metric measurements, reading a tape measure to 1/16", communicating with the crew and foreman, and identifying common hazards.

13 lessons · 3 open to everyone · About 5 hours · Level: CLB 3–4 · By Newcomer