OSHA handout showing how a pipelayer working in an unshored trench was killed when a cave-in buried him up to the waist....
Carbon monoxide given off by fuel powered equipment can be deadly; enclosed spaces with such equipment in use must be vented to the outside....
Description of how a worker was injured when a crusher began operating while he was inside cleaning the mechanism, and tips for avoiding such accident...
Article offers a brief guide to the types of available respirators as classified by NIOSH and which hazards each is designed to address....
A broad collection of tables and charts covering health and safety in the U.S. construction industry, as well as considerable economic and training da...
This manual prescribes the safety and health requirements for all US Army Corps of Engineers activities and operations, with reference to applicable...
This CPWR Hazard Alert on Fumes and Gases describes the exposures created by welding, cutting and burning and the health effects they cause. It also r...
A 1994 study of New York demolition workers documenting significant indirect evidence of unhealthy occupational exposure to airborne asbestos....
A study of chemical exposures affecting metal polishers/refinishers, recommending substitution of water-based solvents for current chemical strippers...