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Safety Groups - Everyone can profit when the best help the worst

The Construction Safety Association of Ontario has established safety groups of contractors and provided incentives for them to work together. Describ...

Dump Truck Tip Overs

As end-dump truck bodies and semi-trailer dumping rigs get longer, the incidence of units tipping over has increased. Discusses ways to avoid the prob...

Hazards of Pressure - Treated Lumber

A short description of the hazards of working with pressure-treated wood and symptoms of overexposure....

Histo-what?

Brief description of histoplasmosis, including the causes, symptoms and ways to avoid exposure....

What Did You Say?

A brief discussion of the hazards of noise and some practical suggestions to reduce exposures....

Skin Cancer

Brief discussion of the risks of skin cancer from sun exposure, including how to assess and reduce your risk....

Gas From Nearby Nitroglycerin Blast Kills Worker in Manhole 3/4 Hour Later

A case study of a sewer worker who was killed 45 minutes after nitroglycerin-based explosives were set off underground about 50 feet away, due to the...

Free Medical Screenings Begin for Former Hanford Workers

An announcement that former construction and maintenance workers from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford, Washington, nuclear facility are be...

Don't Chew Wire Coatings : The Plastic May Contain Lead

A case study of an electrician who had a high level of lead in his blood that turned out to be a result of chewing on plastic coatings on electrical w...

Construction Has High Rate of Muskuloskeletal Claims

A summary of a study on musculoskeletal injuries in different industries, including information on injuries by trade and type of work...