A general treatment of fall fatalities and fall protection with a focus on the Ontario (Canada) construction industry....
A short guide on how to minimize risk to one’s hands, eyes, ears and lungs while operating a jackhammer....
Exposure to the sun’s UV rays poses a health risk to the eyes and skin of construction workers and others who work outdoors; here’s how to protect...
Carbon monoxide given off by fuel powered equipment can be deadly; enclosed spaces with such equipment in use must be vented to the outside....
Article offers a brief guide to the types of available respirators as classified by NIOSH and which hazards each is designed to address....
A summary of typical ergonomic hazards commonly encountered by each of the construction trades....
Article describing how to identify and address Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in witnesses of a traumatic construction accident....
Abstract of a 1976 study of lung cancer and mesothelioma in a population of union insulators in New York....
Abstract of a 1976 paper discussing the health risk to household members of workers handling asbestos....
This report is a global review of worker protection programs in construction in the United States, performed by a firm under contract with OSHA’s Of...