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Site Communications

Describes a set of hand signals to use for communication when normal communication isn’t possible due to noise or respirator wear and discusses the...

A Prospective Study of Back Belts for Prevention of Back Pain and Injury

Reports of a study of back-belt use as it relates to back injury claims which found that there was no significant correlation between belt wear and re...

The Scourge of Silicosis - Deadly Dust Can Leave You Gasping at the Consequences

An article about the dangers of silica, attempts being made to change regulations to improve safety, and ongoing research on training and new technolo...

Why GFCIs Fail

Explains the importance of GFCI’s to prevent electrocution, the way they work, and how to examine them to assure that they are working properly....

Recipe for Training

A description of a demonstration that helps get across the dangers of confined spaces, which involves creating a confined space in a 5 gallon cooler j...

How to Select a Full-Body Harness

Discusses the importance of having a safety harness and how to select, maintain and don them to increase safety....

Preventing Silicosis

A NIOSH alert about the dangers of silicosis including case studies, methods of prevention, health effects, exposure limits, and examples of exposures...

Preventing Electrocutions of Crane Operators and Crew Members Working Near Overhead

Information on electrocutions of crane operators and crew including statistics, case studies, regulations and recommendations to avoid electrocutions....

Abrasive Blaster Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

A news article describing a case of carbon monoxide poisoning from defective abrasive blasting equipment, including ways to avoid this type of problem...

Trenching

An article on trenching incidents in Illinois with a description of safety issues, statistics, regulations and ways to improve safety...