NCCER CSSS case studies

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The Construction Site Safety Supervisor (CSSS) credential belongs to NCCER's Construction Site Safety Credentials, one of the credential and certification families published on nccer.org alongside Construction Superintendent Certification, Construction Foreman Certification, Industry-Recognized Credentials, and Crane, Rigger and Signal Person Certifications. NCCER is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational foundation created in 1996 that provides industry-recognized credentials, and its programs allow both emerging and experienced craft professionals to earn credentials and certifications that span all construction trades. The NCCER CSSS case studies are 5 cases and about 4,410 words.

A 12-Day Restriction, a Skeptical Superintendent, and Someone Else's Scaffold

You are the safety supervisor for a 38-employee structural steel subcontractor on a six-story commercial project; the construction manager controls the site. On Tuesday an ironworker strained his lower back handling a bundle of rebar.

920 words, about 5 min 2

Silica Results Above the PEL on an Elevated Deck

You are the safety manager for a concrete subcontractor placing and finishing a 40,000-square-foot elevated parking deck. Nine workers use gas-powered hand-held cutoff saws to cut control joints dry on the third level.

870 words, about 4 min 3

A 96% Audit Score and a Nine-Foot Fall

You are corporate safety manager for a general contractor running four projects with 85 to 240 workers each. Each quarter a superintendent and a safety coordinator walk the site with a 250-line checklist, announced a week ahead, and follow a route the coordinator emails out in advance.

818 words, about 4 min 4

220 Workers, One Crane Horn, and 37 People Missing

You are site safety manager on a 220-worker, 14-story cast-in-place project on nine acres. The emergency action plan is 14 months old.

916 words, about 5 min 5

Falling Injuries, Falling Near-Miss Reports, and a Punished Foreman

You take over as safety director at a 600-employee mechanical contractor. The recordable rate fell from 4.2 to 2.1 in three years.

886 words, about 4 min