This book covers the specific challenges faced by the construction industry as well as the basics of occupational safety and health in general. Preface, Acknowledgements, Health and Safety Foundations, Policy, Organizing for Health and Safety, Promoting a Positive Health and Safety Culture, Risk Assessment, Principles of Control, General Site Issues - Hazards and Control, Working at Weight - Hazards and Control, Excavation Work and Confined Spaces - Hazards and Control, Demolition - Hazards and Control, Movement of People and Vehicles - Hazards and Control, Work Equipment Hazards and Control, Manual Mechanical Handling Hazards and Control, Electrical Hazards and Control, Fire Hazards and Control, Chemical and Biological Health Hazards and Control, Physical and Psychological Health Hazards and Control, Incident Investigation and Recording and Reporting, Monitoring Review and Audit, Summary of the Main Legal Requirements, Study Skills, Index.