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Suspended Work Platform - Hoisting Cable Failure

Case study of a worker who fell to his death when one of the hoisting cables of the suspended work platform he was working on failed. The worker had h...

Fatality Narrative: Brick Mason Falls From Scaffolding

A Washington State Department of Labor and Industries FACE program report documents the death of a mason after a fall from a scaffold in 2003. He was...

OSHA's "$AFETY PAYS" Program

This is a free, interactive software program from OSHA intended to help employers estimate the direct and indirect costs of an injury or illness and c...

Fatality Case Study, Multi-Employer, Residential Construction

Presentation on safety hazards in residential construction, including OSHA policies and citations, typical hazards, and handling sub-contractors....

Health and Safety Executive Short Videos on Construction Hazards

Link to a series of videos concerning near-misses and work-related hazards in construction and other industries. The quick-loading one-minute videos...

NIOSH Construction Compendium

One-page summaries of over 100 NIOSH-supported construction safety and health research projects in 2002....

An Evaluation of Supported Scaffold Safety

This powerpoint presentation offers a statistical survey of shortcomings in scaffold safety in the U.S. construction industry....

NIOSH Suggested Guidance for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites

Link to NIOSH guidance document for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites, which includes recommendations for a written work plan and safety checklists...

The Absolutely Essential Health and Safety Toolkit for the Smaller Construction Contractor

Link to an HSE publication containing illustrations, brief information about some workplace deaths related to the safety problems, and references to...

Fatality Narrative - Worker Falls 65 Feet from Scaffold

Washington State Department of Labor and Industry describes how a boilermaker fell 65 feet to his death in a scaffold collapse....