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Toolbox Talk: Overhead Power Lines

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Overhead Power Lines addresses the risks associated with operating equipment such as cranes, cherry pickers, and high lifts....

Toolbox Talk: Shift Work, Long Work Hours, and Fatigue

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Shift Work, Long Work Hours and Fatigue addresses risks associated with fatigued workers. The resource includes a brief case...

Toolbox Talk: Step Ladders

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Step Ladders addresses the risks associated with using step ladders. The resource includes a brief case example, steps to pre...

Toolbox Talk: Vibration: Hand and Arm

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Vibration addresses ergonomic risks associated with operating power tools. The resource includes a brief case example, steps...

Chemical Safety, Health Care Costs and the Affordable Care Act

This article provides an overview of chemical use and regulation in the United States and makes a case for passing the Chemical Safety Improvement Act...

Toolbox Talk: Cold Weather

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Cold Weather addresses the risks associated with working in extreme cold. The resource includes a brief case example, steps t...

Protecting Yourself from Cold Stress

This NIOSH Fast Facts handout reviews the health problems caused by working in the cold and provides the symptoms of and first aid for hypothermia, fr...

Work Safe: An Employer’s Guide to Safety and Health in a Diversified Workforce

This guidance, although focused on the healthcare industry, contains resources and proper safety practices for a culturally diverse workforce that can...

Examining Safety Culture/Climate: A Workshop Report

This workshop, held June 11–12, 2013 in Washington, DC, was jointly conducted by CPWR, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NI...