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Hearing Loss Expected by Carpenters, But Study Finds Workers Fear Tinnitus More

Research with carpenters probes misconceptions about the nature of hearing disorders, reasons for non-compliance with hearing protection and recommend...

No Butts About It - A BUILT video

A humorous and accurate discussion of why construction workers should quit smoking - such as that the mix of workplace toxins with tobacco has a more...

Preventing Construction Fires

Discusses the typical causes of fires, such as poor housekeeping and careless smoking and provides suggestions on how to prevent them....

It's a Cultural Thing

Discusses the importance of having a culture of safety that starts from the top down and provides suggestions on how to create one....

Highway-Visibility Apparel

Provides data suggesting that wearing visibility apparel is cost effective as well an important safety precaution....

Standard Offers Increased Visibility to Workers

A DOT administrator explains why he changed to ANSI/ISEA-compliant vests to protect workers in roadway workzones....

Keeping Your Head and Your Life

Describes 3 case studies in which a hardhat saved a worker from serious injury....

Protecting Construction Workers from Power Lines

Describes risks of electrocution from using cranes, scaffolds, and ladders, discusses the importance of training and provides a card that can be used...

OSHA Scaffolding eCAT

An OSHA page with links to information and presentations on scaffold safety, focusing on suspended scaffolds and supported scaffolds....

Hypothermia

A brochure developed by Worksafe of British Columbia on the dangers of hypothermia, symptoms and methods to avoid it....