Safety Standard Outlines Best Practices for Construction Training

A voluntary standard for safety training sets best practices for organizations involved in construction and demolition. The national consensus standard from the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), ANSI/ASSP A10.2-2025, “Safety, Health and Environmental Training for Construction and Demolition Operations,” targets hazards and risks that cause injuries, illnesses, and fatalities.

Voluntary consensus standards provide the latest expert guidance and fill gaps where federal standards don’t exist, according to ASSP. Companies can use them to drive improvement, injury prevention, and sustainability.

“Uniform practices for training construction personnel can create much safer jobsites,” said Gary Gustafson, chair of the A10.2 subcommittee, in a statement. “A key element of that training is communicating hazards and hazard controls with workers for each task.”

Types of applicable training on construction and demolition sites include new hire, site safety, regulatory, pre-job, supervisor leadership and retraining. Training evaluations, documentation and record-keeping are also key components of a workplace safety and health program.

“Project constructors must ensure that all site personnel recognize hazardous conditions and safe work practices related to their assigned job activities before work commences,” Gustafson said. “This standard creates the foundation for that training.”