Good scaffolding, guard rail system. Workers are using respiratory protection. Exposure levels would be reduced if they were using equipment jackhamme...
Inadequate work zone safety, no traffic devices, barriers apparent in photo. Workers should be using class two safety vests. It appears as if only one...
Study and recommendations based on the work of the ACCSH Health and Safety of Women in Construction. The focus is on the prevalence of a hostile workp...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup report/presentation including an overview of the work they had undertaken – Iowa symptom survey, review of BLS data, a compariso...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup report on reactions to an earlier report submitted to ACCSH on musculoskeletal disorders. Part of a collection. Click on the 'coll...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup recommendations including referring the MSD matter back to OSHA....
Report of NIOSH study finding that women face high risks from job-related stress, musculoskeletal injuries, violence, and other hazards of the modern...
A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. Using the checklist, 14 ergonomi...
Reporting results of a study comparing the use of an electric shrouded ventilated rotary sander (SVRS) to that of a pole sander, measuring ergonomic d...
CPWR is beginning a new 5-year program on construction safety and health with 20 projects on topics such as COPD, silica, electrical hazards and falls...