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Chevron's Dropped Object Prevention Program

This 2010 program called DROPS was established by Chevron to prevent injuries to workers and damage to offshore oil rigs from objects dropped from ele...

CPWR & NIOSH Fall Prevention Radio Broadcast

Interview with Dr. Christine Branche, Principal Associate Director of NIOSH and Director, Office of Construction Safety and Health, CDC and Pete Staff...

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 2 – Struck-by, Talk #2 – Struck by falling objects

A toolbox talk on preventing being struck by falling objects. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to record que...

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 1 – Falls, Talk #3 – Falls from scaffolding?

A toolbox talk on preventing falls from scaffolding. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to record questions th...

Construction Research at NIOSH: Reviews of the Research Programs of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Executive Summary

A review of NIOSH construction research programs between 1996 and 2005 and related recommendations....

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...

Reaching Higher - Recommendations for the Safe Use of Mast Climbing Work Platforms

Presentation on the recommendations on the safe use of mast climbing work platforms, also known as mast climbers, based on input from a work group of...

Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries among Hispanic Construction Workers 1992-2008

This data brief provides updated data on fatal and nonfatal injuries among Hispanic construction workers, focusing on changes in recent years....

White Paper: Reaching Higher - Recommendations for the Safe Use of Mast Climbing Work Platforms

Paper presenting the recommendations on the safe use of mast climbing work platforms, also known as mast climbers, based on input from a work group of...

Evidence Based Review of the Current Guidance on First Aid Measures for Suspension Trauma

A review and recommendations by the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on advice and guidance available on suspension trauma....