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TBT2 Keep Reach Close

This is the second of six Tool Box Talks created by Washington University in St. Louis on ergonomics in construction. There is a guide with the series...

TBT3 Positioning

This third in a series of 6 Tool Box Talks on construction ergonomics focuses on proper positioning to avoid injuries. The TBT recommends: 1)prop up a...

Fire extinguisher inspection

This construction manager is checking an extinguisher housed in a job-built holder that meets OSHA's 1926.150(a)(3) requirement for firefighting equip...

First aid kit, infection control kit and airhorn

Station in construction trailer where first aid kit, infection control kit and air horn are located. The latter is used to warn everyone on site of an...

GFCI protection on jobsite

This electrical box on the construction site has ground fault circuit interrupters on all outlets to be used with portable equipment....

Guarding of floor hole

Proper guarding of a potentially deadly floor hole. Orange paint makes the guarding more prominent....

Safety & Health Information: Improving Online Access & Delivery

This article, published in Professional Safety magazine in May 2014, reviews the systematic methods employed by a multi-disciplinary team at CPWR to u...

Simple Solutions for Home Building Workers: A Basic Guide for Preventing Manual Material Handling Injuries

In this 2013 booklet, NIOSH has compiled practical recommendations for avoiding serious material handling injuries through readily available work prac...

Smoking Among Workers: By the Numbers

This poster was created for Workers' Memorial Day 2014 by NIOSH. It shows that construction leads all sectors in the percentage of workers who smoke (...

Boilermaker's Ear

"boilermaker's ear," an old phrase used to describe worker impairment of hearing that follows long exposure to noise. For a 1954 Time Magazine articl...