Protecting workers from injuries associated with rebar protection is an important consideration in the construction industry’s Hazard Control System.

In the absence of specific regulation requirements, rebar end protectors shall be installed in areas traversed by workers where rebar projections represent a personal hazard.

Protective Mechanisms: Rebar protective mechanisms vary from specific on-site engineering design to over the counter commercially available cap protectors. The most popular protective method is the utilization of end caps, which are easily installed by slipping them over rebar ends. Specifically, there are two types that are generally used and include the mushroom cap and/or the square cap.

Supervisor responsibility: the supervisor is responsible to facilitate and/or provide proper instruction to their workers.

Workers: workers must not remove rebar end cap protectors without permission from their supervisor and must report situations where rebar projections have not been adequately protected.

* This information does not take precedence over current OH&S legislation with which all employees should be familiar