This CPWR Hazard Alert on Ladder Safety describes safety tips for using ladders, statistics on injuries, steps that you can take to protect yourself a...
Discussion of a nine-month investigation by the Houston Chronicle that found that some, and perhaps many, of the deaths, illnesses and injuries in the...
An in-depth analysis of fatal construction incidents in 2001 based on OSHA inspections, including cause of incident and comparisons with previous year...
A newspaper article talking about an OSHA inspector who quit because he reported an unsafe practice but OSHA did not respond and a worker subsequently...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
Describes the OSHA rules for use of a portable ladder to access an upper landing surface – the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the land...
Reports on an observational study of civil engineering work in Brazil which uncovered several areas where work practices result in ergonomically unsaf...
Report on the results of a study on workers' postural instability while lifting or hanging drywall sheets....
Report on a study designed to develop a tool to determine the ergonomic risk factors of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) and slips/ fall potential a...
Information on OSHA requirements for training on the proper and safe use of ladders including sections such as ladder selection, inspection and proper...