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Practical guides for writing safety documents on construction jobs, from KP2 Safety Consulting.

• How to Write an AHA (Activity Hazard Analysis): EM 385-1-1 and OSHA Step by Step

  Job steps, hazards, controls, risk assessment codes and competent persons, with a worked trench example.

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• How to Assign a RAC on Your AHA

  How to pick severity and probability, read the EM 385-1-1 RAC matrix, and set the overall E, H, M, or L code on a USACE activity hazard analysis.

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• AHA vs JHA: Which One Does a Federal Job Need?

  AHA vs JHA explained by a federal construction safety consultant: what EM 385-1-1 and OSHA each require, and when a JHA will pass on a USACE job.

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• ENG Form 6206 (Sep 2024): What Changed on the USACE AHA

  What is new on ENG Form 6206, the September 2024 USACE AHA form, what stayed the same, and how to make sure you are not submitting an obsolete edition.

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• Accident Prevention Plan Basics: EM 385-1-1 APP Guide

  What the 2024 EM 385-1-1 requires in a USACE Accident Prevention Plan, how ENG Form 6293 fits in, and the most common reasons an APP gets sent back.

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• OSHA vs EM 385-1-1: Key Differences Contractors Miss

  Where EM 385-1-1 goes beyond OSHA 1926: fall protection heights, APPs and AHAs, SSHOs, first aid, accident reporting, and weekly safety meetings.

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• Toolbox Talks Under EM 385-1-1: Requirements and How-To

  What EM 385-1-1 requires for weekly safety meetings, what to document, how it compares to OSHA, and how to run a 10 to 15 minute toolbox talk.

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• 52-Week Toolbox Talk Pack for Construction

  52 two-page talks citing OSHA 1926 and EM 385-1-1, in PDF and Word, with quiz and sign-in sheet. $49 standard, or $69 with your logo.

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