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Wood is a natural, human-friendly material that has been used in construction for centuries. Homes built of wood provide a unique microclimate and a sense of comfort. The properties of wood help prevent suspended dust. Wood is also a 100-percent 'green' construction material with a good heat transfer coefficient and a good sound-proofing performance.

Over the last few months, throughout our series of English lessons in „Inżynier Budownictwa” monthly, we have managed to cover various topics related to the construction industry. Most of them tackled the issue of occupa- tional health and safety on a construction site including earthworks, concrete and reinforced concrete works, electrical works as well as works at heights. In addition we learned few facts about railway construction, resi- dential housing and bicycle paths. We could also read about superstitions regarding building a house, as well as New Year’s resolutions. The following quiz is a great way to check what you remember from those ten lessons published from September 2016.

Work at height means any work done at a height of 1.0 m or more above ground/floor level, if the surface is not enclosed on all sides to a height of at least 1.5 m. Due to specific conditions it is considered a particularly dangerous work. According to the statistics of the National Labour Inspectorate, falls from scaffolding, ceilings, roofs, ladders, stairs as well as various platforms and bridges account for about a half of all serious and fatal accidents on the site.

Making an electrical system not only means installation of cables, sockets, as well as safety and measuring elements in the building under construction or renovation (where the system is installed permanently) but also providing power supply to the site, which is a part of land development. In such a case it is a temporary system, which is often moved to other locations. Temporary does not mean provisional.

Conditions and methods for execution of concrete and reinforced concrete works are governed by the Regulation by Minister of Infrastructure of 6 February 2003 on occupational health and safety during works (Dz.U. 2003, No. 47, item 401 – Section 13 and 14).

A bicycle path (road) is a separate traffic route designed for cycling. The definition is set out in the Law on Road Traffic (Act of 7 March 2007 Journal of Laws 2007 No. 57, item 381) and the Notice of the Minister of Infrastructure and Construction of 23 December 2015 on the technical conditions to be met by public roads and their location (Journal of Laws of 2016, item 124).