Describes a workers’ comp law in Texas that is being challenged as being stacked against injured workers. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collec...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
Describes the OSHA rules for use of a portable ladder to access an upper landing surface – the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the land...
Presents the results of a study in which a two-hour ergonomics and body conditioning training module was presented to construction workers on a large...
Report on the results of a study to determine whether four pieces of equipment for cutting moulding, cutting reinforcement rods, carrying carpet rolls...
Discussion about the history of knowledge about the hazards of exposure to asbestos and benzene and that for many years, little was done to protect wo...
Implemented and tested an approach to safety practices called Best Practices Sampling where workers are involved in the process to increase safety an...
Study indicating that technological advances combined with depressed real wages increased construction labor productivity through the 1980s and 1990s....
This report reviews Return-On-Investment (ROI) to education and training in the construction industry and makes recommendations for the further develo...
Report on a study which documented changes in electromyographic (EMG) activity and shoulder moment resulting from changes in overhead work posture of...