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OSHA Offers Safety Tips for Tilt-Up Construction

OSHA has issued a bulletin on tilt-up panel erection, after 3 workers in North Carolina were killed by a concrete wall panel collapse. Among the issue...

NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program

Link to the section of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s website that contains their FACE reports (Fatality Assessment and...

Toolbox Talk: Eye Safety

A toolbox talk on when and how eye injuries occur, how to protect yourself and steps to take if you do encounter an injury...

Whose Job is it? Housekeeping Needs Attention

Short article on the need for good housekeeping and the suggestion that contracts should spell out responsibilities, as should managers....

Fork Lift Awareness

A presentation on the dangers encountered using forklifts, and steps that could be taken to avoid them....

Taking Care of Your Hard Hat

An article detailing the steps that should be taken to assure that your hard hat is still fully functional and ways to keep it in good shape....

Improving Safety Can Save You Money

Provides data on the financial benefits of improving safety with information on direct and indirect costs of injuries and illnesses....

ABC's of Head Protection

Describes the protection provided by hard hats, how to inspect and maintain them....

Excavation Checklist and Trenching Log

A checklist to fill out prior to excavation to assure that all safety precautions have been followed and a sample daily log for trenching....

Lack of Employee Enforcement is Main Barrier to Road Worker PPE Use (ISEA)

Describes the results of a survey of workers on roadway construction sites on PPE use for a variety of types of equipment and barriers to wearing the...