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Discusses the role of the competent person in preventing cave-ins as well as details of inspections that should be completed and discipline for not fo...
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...
Exposures to respirable dust and silica were investigated among 36 construction sites in the USA. This study indicated that silica exposures are gross...
One-page summaries of over 100 NIOSH-supported construction safety and health research projects in 2002....
A U. Mass., Lowell professor discusses overhead drilling in the ‘big dig’ and its attendant ergonomic and airborne silica inhalation hazards....
OSHA magazine article profiling death of a carpenter who fell into an unguarded pit, citing regulations that applied to the situation....
Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations, but using these trenching tips can prevent accidents and save lives....
Washington State Department of Labor narrative of a fatal accident when a passing car struck a member of an underground utility crew....
Link to NIOSH guidance document for Supervisors at Disaster Rescue Sites, which includes recommendations for a written work plan and safety checklists...
Link to an HSE publication containing illustrations, brief information about some workplace deaths related to the safety problems, and references to...
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