178496 Emergency procedures for construction sites

Wednesday, October 29, 2008: 1:10 PM

Michael McCann, PhD, CIH , The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, MD
This presentation will discuss what is needed to develop and carry out an emergency plan for construction sites. Topics to be discussed include: 1) on site preplanning and development of Emergency Response Plan (ERP) ; 2) coordination with outside resources and authorities; 3) training and drilling of site emergency management team; 4) incident management; 5) critical incident stress management; and 6) handling of the press.

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize types of emergencies found on construction site. 2. Learn the steps needed to develop an emergency plan for a construction site.

Keywords: Emergency, Construction Injuries

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am chair of the ANSI A10 subcommittee A10.26 Emergency Procedures for Construction Sites.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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