Title: Maintain a safe working environment.
Course: Building Trades II (17009-II) > Section: Core Construction Skills: Applying Basic Construction Safety Standards (Core Safety)

Maintenance should include regular inspection of the working environment. Maintenance should result in identifying potential hazards on a job site or in the lab, such as unstable or improperly erected scaffolding, electrical hazards, job-site debris, improperly stored materials, and air-quality hazards. When present, these must be remedied by appropriate measures, and the working environment must comply with the school's and the instructor's guidelines.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are examples of job-site hazards?
- Why is it important to use good housekeeping standards on a job site?
- Why is it important to store materials and tools in their proper places?

NCCER Standards:

Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills

- 00101-04 Basic Safety