A track hoe operator was fatally injured when he was struck in the head by a piece of debris (a section of pipe) kicked up by the brush cutter he was...
Kentucky and Utah have issued regulations requiring fall protection in residential construction....
Describes the recent trend toward pre-job planning, the impact on safety, guidelines for planning and how to handle sub-contractors....
Reporting results of a study comparing the use of an electric shrouded ventilated rotary sander (SVRS) to that of a pole sander, measuring ergonomic d...
CPWR is beginning a new 5-year program on construction safety and health with 20 projects on topics such as COPD, silica, electrical hazards and falls...
OSHA announcement about a loan program for Spanish safety training videos. Includes information on how to apply as well as a list of available videos...
Quote from a carpenter: “Once you get used to working in an environment that is unsafe, and you get used to working unsafe, then being unsafe is not...
Provides statistics on fatalities and injuries on rollers and compactors, discusses two case studies and recommends that there be wider use of rollove...
Describes a number of fatal accidents caused by the unexpected release of an excavator bucket from a quick coupling device on a hydraulic excavator an...
The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has begun requiring new safeguards to better protect construction workers from dump trucks tha...