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Injuries Are Not Accidents: Construction Will Be Safe When It's Designed to Be Safe (Case Study 4 from Lessons Learned - Solutions for Workplace Safety and Health

Case study on hazardous conditions and actions that could be taken to prevent these conditions, including implementing an occupational safety and heal...

CPSC, DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard

Voluntary recall of DeVilbiss Ari compressors sold under the Craftsman, Delta Shopmaster, DeVilbiss, Husky and Porter-Cable brand names. Specific mod...

CPSC, Ryobi Recalls Cordless Drill Due to Fire Hazards

Recall of the drill because the switch on the cordless drill can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers....

Hazard Checklist: Spraying Operations

Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors make sure that there is proper ventilation, workers have ap...

Hazard Checklist: Portable Power-Operated Tools & Equipment

Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors make sure that all portable power tools have appropriate gu...

CPSC, Recall of Electrical Wire by Cerro Wire due to Fire Hazard

This recall involves THNN electrical wire labeled on its packaging as 12 gauge solid white 100’ UPC 48243982721 and 12 gauge stranded red 50’ UPC...

Hazard Checklist: Flammable & Combustible Materials

Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors avoid fires when working with materials such as combustible...

Hazard Checklist: Fueling

Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors operate safely when using fuel (gasoline). Part of a collec...

Hazard Checklist: Housekeeping

Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors avoid accidents and injuries associated with poor housekee...

Dangers of Hot Work

The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has produced a video that details the importance of monitoring when doing hot work, as well as conducting hazard evalu...