A newspaper article talking about a worker exposed to asbestos whose family died from exposure when he brought home clothes with asbestos on them. He...
A discussion about controversy surrounding testing of asbestosis in Beaumont Texas. Claims were made that tests were used that reduced the odds that a...
Describes a workers’ comp law in Texas that is being challenged as being stacked against injured workers. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collec...
Describes the OSHA rules for use of a portable ladder to access an upper landing surface – the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the land...
Presents the results of a study in which a two-hour ergonomics and body conditioning training module was presented to construction workers on a large...
Discussion about the history of knowledge about the hazards of exposure to asbestos and benzene and that for many years, little was done to protect wo...
Implemented and tested an approach to safety practices called Best Practices Sampling where workers are involved in the process to increase safety an...
Study indicating that technological advances combined with depressed real wages increased construction labor productivity through the 1980s and 1990s....
This report reviews Return-On-Investment (ROI) to education and training in the construction industry and makes recommendations for the further develo...
A report of a study on trends in complaints of workstress of construction workers in the past decade in the Netherlands. Includes information on the n...