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OSHA Medical Evaluation Questionnaire for Respirator Use and Instructions for Filling it Out

A copy of the medical evaluation questionnaire for respirator use....

Making OSHA Inspections More Effective

This study proposes some alternative methods to improve enforcement by OSHA in the construction industry. Includes current procedures, proposed proced...

Ultraviolet Radiation

Describes the dangers of ultraviolet radiation, ways to minimize exposure and signs of skin cancer including images....

Occupational Injuries among US Construction Workers Treated at the George Washington University Emergency Department, 1990-97

This report profiles injury tracking of emergency room visits to George Washington University Hospital, from 1990 through 1997. Includes information o...

Colors Warn About Noise

Describes a program where colored stickers are placed on heavy equipment to indicate how loud the equipment is and whether hearing protection is neede...

Construction Safety: Choice or Chance

A 15-min. video produced by the Building and Construction Trades Department shows the four most common causes of deaths from injuries - falls from hei...

SARS: Preventive plans key to managing health risk in a construction environment in China

PETROCHINE HAS IMPLEMENTED a westernstyle SH&E management system in the world's largest pipeline construction project—the 4,000km natural gas West...

Beryllium

This CPWR Hazard Alert on Beryllium provides information on beryllium dangers, how to minimize exposures and government programs that can help if you...

Best Practices in Training Hispanic Workers

Describes a bilingual safety training program used in the Dallas/Forth Worth Airport (DFWA) expansion project and the positive impact it had on safet...

Effects of Firm Size on Risks and Reporting of Elevation Fall Injury in Construction Trades

An abstract of research on the relationship between falls and the size of the construction company indicating that much more emphasis needs to be focu...