Explains the role of respirators in protection during a terrorist attack possibly involving biological or chemical hazards. Describes the types of res...
A review of studies looking at the benefits of stretching prior to work. Concludes that the results are mixed....
English and Spanish language scripts for an OSHA public service announcement on workers’ right to a safe workplace and the role of OSHA....
EPA and NIOSH post an official warning that vermiculite insulating material has sufficient asbestos content to pose a health hazard when disturbed....
This article describes a European Union directive fighting dermatitis by reducing chromium in cement....
English and Spanish language scripts for an OSHA public service announcement on safety harnesses and fall accidents....
Link to a National Public Radio segment on the threat of sudden acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the impact on migrant construction workers in C...
A U. Mass., Lowell professor discusses overhead drilling in the ‘big dig’ and its attendant ergonomic and airborne silica inhalation hazards....
A Canadian trade magazine article explaining how workers applying chemical floor coatings in basements are at risk of fire and inhalation of hazardous...
Link to CDC article providing guidelines for preventing exposure to Anthrax bacteria among hazmat workers during decontamination, remediation, or clea...