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Multitasking and Distracted Driving: You Are Not the Exception

Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor, has called distracted driving an epidemic and noted that "year after year, the leading cause of work...

Leadership and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH): An Expert Analysis

This report examines how good leadership practices can promote better occupational safety and health (OSH) behaviour among employees. It examines corp...

Construction Research at NIOSH: Reviews of the Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Executive Summary

A review of NIOSH construction research programs between 1996 and 2005 and related recommendations....

CPWR Technical Report: Knowledge and Recommendations of Sales Personnel Regarding Pneumatic nail Gun Safety

Study to assess the knowledge of sales staff regarding the safety mechanisms on the framing pneumatic nail guns they sell or rent, and recommendations...

Work-Related Burns among Roofers, Oklahoma, 1988-2006

A report to Oklahoma Injury Surveillance Participants on work-related burns among roofers, including hot tar and electrical burns....

Evaluation of Dust Emission Properties for Hand-Operated Power Tools and Devices Used for Work on Mineral Materials

BG BAU report on a joint practice-oriented research project focused on hand-held tools and the effectiveness of their dust controls....

UC Ergonomics/Safe Pavement Breakers

Report on research conducted on the use of jackhammers in construction and the hazards as part of the 2010 Occupational Health Internship Program....

Personal Protective Equipment for Women - Addressing the Need

Report and directory on the availability and use of personal protective equipment for women. The study was done by the Industrial Accident Prevention...

Nanotechnology and Construction

This report sets out to describe, for the construction professional, where nanotechnology is already being investigated or even used in the industry,...

CPWR Technical Report: Occupational Licensing and Injuries and Death in Construction: An Analysis of Electricians and Plumbers

This study examined how the implementation or changes in occupational requirements, apprenticeships and higher-quality training programs by state gove...