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Grinding Safeguards

Describes safety hazards using grinders, PPE that should be worn and steps that can be taken to reduce hazards....

Safety Language for the Use of Power Saws and Grinders

Sample language that could be put into a bargaining agreement assuring that dry-cutting and dry-grinding are prohibited, in order to reduce the exposu...

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....

Pneumatic Nailer Injuries : A Report on Washington State 1990-1998

A retrospective study of injuries from pneumatic nail guns in Washington State, including advice on engineering controls, administrative controls and...

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...

Fatal Facts Accident Report No. 11

Describes a fatal electrocution and discusses ways that it could have been prevented....