Health and safety hazards for construction workers include:

• Injury from overexertion, repetitive manual tasks, or working in awkward positions.
• Exposure to toxic molds, fungi, and bird or rodent droppings.
• Exposure to lead, wood dust, asbestos, paints, solvents, and other toxic chemicals.
• Working in extreme temperatures, with risks of frostbite and heat stress.
• Exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
• Injuries from using hand tools, powered tools and heavy powered equipment.
• Excessive vibration in the hands, arms or body from powered tools or equipment.
• Injury hazards from working in confined spaces and working at heights.
• Hearing loss from noise exposure.
• Electrical hazards from power tools, equipment, and power lines.
• Injury hazards from slips, rips and falls.
• Respiratory and fire hazards from wood dust.
• Stress and increased injury hazards from shift work and extended work days.