California Construction Safety

California Construction Safety Poster – Bilingual

Promote safe work practices on California construction sites with the California Construction Safety Poster. This bilingual English and Spanish workplace safety poster provides construction employees with important reminders about jobsite safety, hazard awareness, and safe work practices.

Poster Specifications

• Size: 11"W x 17"H
• Language: Bilingual – English and Spanish
• Format: Full-color construction safety poster
• Finish: Completely laminated with high-quality laminate
• Use: Construction jobsites, jobsite offices, employee safety areas, and safety bulletin boards

California Construction Safety Requirements

California construction employers must comply with applicable Cal/OSHA Construction Safety Orders and other occupational safety and health requirements that apply to their operations.

Construction employers are responsible for identifying workplace hazards, implementing appropriate safeguards, training employees, maintaining required safety programs, and communicating safe work practices to employees.

California Injury and Illness Prevention Program

California construction employers must establish, implement, and maintain an effective Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP) in accordance with applicable Cal/OSHA requirements.

An effective construction safety program addresses workplace hazards and establishes procedures designed to protect employees from injuries and illnesses.

California Construction Code of Safe Practices

California construction employers must adopt a written Code of Safe Practices that relates to the employer's operations.

The Code of Safe Practices must contain safety language appropriate to the employer's construction activities and applicable hazards.

California requires the Code of Safe Practices to be posted at a conspicuous location at each jobsite office or provided to each supervisory employee, who must have it readily available.

Toolbox and Tailgate Safety Meetings

California construction supervisors must conduct toolbox, tailgate, or equivalent safety meetings with their crews at least every 10 working days to emphasize workplace safety.

Safety meetings can be used to discuss jobsite hazards, safe work procedures, recent incidents, changing work conditions, personal protective equipment, and other safety issues relevant to the work being performed.

Construction Jobsite Hazard Awareness

Construction jobsites can expose employees to many different hazards. Depending on the work being performed, construction safety concerns can include:

• Falls from elevations
• Ladders and scaffolds
• Excavations and trenches
• Electrical hazards
• Power tools and equipment
• Heavy equipment
• Forklifts and industrial trucks
• Falling objects
• Material handling
• Personal protective equipment
• Heat illness
• Hazardous substances
• Confined spaces
• Traffic and vehicle hazards
• Other construction-specific hazards

Personal Protective Equipment on Construction Sites

Employers must evaluate applicable workplace hazards and provide or require appropriate personal protective equipment when necessary.

Depending on the work being performed, construction PPE can include:

• Hard hats
• Safety glasses and eye protection
• Face protection
• Hearing protection
• Protective footwear
• High-visibility clothing
• Gloves
• Fall protection equipment
• Respiratory protection
• Other task-specific protective equipment

Fall Prevention and Construction Safety

Falls are a major construction hazard. California construction employers must comply with applicable fall protection requirements when employees are exposed to fall hazards.

Depending on the work, fall protection can involve guardrails, personal fall protection systems, scaffolding requirements, controlled access procedures, safe ladder practices, or other protective measures required by Cal/OSHA.

Construction Equipment Safety

Construction employees should operate machinery, vehicles, tools, and equipment only when properly trained and authorized as required.

Equipment should be inspected, maintained, and used according to applicable safety requirements. Unsafe or defective equipment should be removed from service when necessary to protect employees.

Construction Electrical Safety

Construction employers must protect workers from electrical hazards involving temporary wiring, power tools, equipment, overhead power lines, energized systems, and other sources of electrical exposure.

Employees should follow applicable electrical safety procedures and should not perform work for which they have not received appropriate training or authorization.

Heat Illness Prevention for Construction Workers

California construction workers performing outdoor work can be subject to Cal/OSHA's outdoor heat illness prevention requirements.

Covered employers must provide applicable protections involving drinking water, shade, preventative cool-down rests, employee and supervisor training, acclimatization, emergency response procedures, and high-heat procedures.

California's additional high-heat procedures apply to construction when outdoor temperatures reach or exceed 95°F.

Emergency Procedures on California Construction Sites

Construction employers should maintain appropriate emergency procedures so employees know how to obtain assistance when an injury, fire, medical emergency, or other dangerous condition occurs.

California construction jobsite posting requirements also include applicable emergency telephone numbers for emergency medical services, fire departments, and law enforcement.

Required California Construction Jobsite Postings

Construction employers can have several separate Cal/OSHA jobsite posting requirements depending on their operations and equipment.

Applicable construction jobsite postings can include:

• Cal/OSHA Safety and Health Protection on the Job notice
• Code of Safe Practices
• Emergency telephone numbers
• Employee access to medical and exposure records notice when applicable
• Cal/OSHA permits when required
• Industrial truck operating rules when forklifts or covered industrial trucks are used
• Other safety notices required for particular hazards or operations

Is the California Construction Safety Poster Required?

California construction employers have mandatory safety, training, program, and jobsite posting obligations, but this general Construction Safety Poster should not be represented as a substitute for every required Cal/OSHA construction notice.

This bilingual poster can be used as a construction safety awareness resource to reinforce safe work practices and employee hazard awareness.

Employers must separately maintain all Cal/OSHA postings, written programs, permits, safety rules, training, and other requirements applicable to their particular construction operations.

Does This Poster Replace the Code of Safe Practices?

Not unless the poster contains the Code of Safe Practices applicable to the employer's operations.

California requires construction employers to adopt a written Code of Safe Practices related to their operations. Employers should not assume that displaying a general construction safety poster satisfies that separate requirement.

Where Can the California Construction Safety Poster Be Displayed?

The bilingual California Construction Safety Poster can be displayed in conspicuous locations where construction employees can readily see and review workplace safety information.

Appropriate locations can include:

• Construction jobsite offices
• Job trailers
• Employee break areas
• Safety bulletin boards
• Equipment areas
• Employee check-in locations
• Tool and material storage areas
• Other construction employee areas

California Construction and Workplace Compliance Resources

Labor Law Compliance Center provides California employers and contractors with labor law posters, construction safety notices, IWC Wage Orders, employee rights materials, and specialty compliance products. Visit our California Labor Law Posters page or browse our California State Specialty Posters for additional California compliance products.