PPE
All the clothing and gear, such as helmets, gloves and goggles, that a worker wears to reduce the risk of injury.
Example: Visitors without proper PPE are not allowed past the gate.
B216 words · Upper-intermediate
Site Safety vocabulary — B2
The routines that keep a site crew safe from the first day: a site induction for every new worker, a toolbox talk before the shift, and a near miss reported even when nobody was hurt.
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16site induction
A first meeting or tour that new workers and visitors must attend to learn the dangers and rules of a place before working there.
Example:
New staff must complete a site induction before they get a pass.
toolbox talk
A short, informal meeting held on the job, often at the start of a shift, about one particular danger or task.
Example:
Today's toolbox talk was about working safely near the crane.
near miss
An event that could have hurt someone or damaged something, but luckily did not.
Example:
A brick fell from the roof; it was a near miss, and we reported it.
risk assessment
A careful check of a job to find what could go wrong, how bad it could be, and what to do to prevent it.
Example:
We did a risk assessment before lifting the beams.
exclusion zone
A marked area that people must not enter while dangerous work is happening.
Example:
Nobody may enter the exclusion zone while the crane is lifting.
banksman
A person who guides a driver or crane operator with signals, because the operator cannot see everything.
Example:
The banksman waved the truck back slowly into the narrow gap.
edge protection
Fixed rails or barriers along the open side of a roof or floor that stop people from walking or falling off.
Example:
Install edge protection around the roof before anyone works up there.
safety net
A strong mesh hung below high work to catch a person or tool that drops.
Example:
The safety net caught the tool that slipped from the scaffold.
confined space
A small, enclosed area, such as a tank or a pipe, that is hard to get out of and may have bad air.
Example:
Never enter a confined space without testing the air first.
working at height
Doing a job where a person could fall and be hurt, such as on a roof, ladder or platform.
Example:
All working at height needs a harness and a second person nearby.
incident report
A written account of an accident or dangerous event, saying what happened, who was involved and why.
Example:
Please fill in an incident report before you leave the site today.
evacuation drill
A practice where everyone leaves a building or site quickly, as they would in a real emergency.
Example:
We had an evacuation drill on Monday, and everyone was out in three minutes.
safety data sheet
A document that gives the dangers of a chemical and explains how to store it, use it and treat someone who is harmed by it.
Example:
Check the safety data sheet before you open that paint.
toe board
A low strip fixed along the edge of a platform to stop tools and materials from sliding off and hitting people below.
Example:
The scaffold has a toe board so nothing can roll off.
first aider
A worker trained to give basic medical help to someone hurt, until a doctor or ambulance arrives.
Example:
Call the first aider; Minh has burned his arm.
