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Examining Safety Culture/Climate: A Workshop Report

This workshop, held June 11–12, 2013 in Washington, DC, was jointly conducted by CPWR, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NI...

Fall Prevention Training Guide A Lesson Plan for Employers

This guidance by OSHA is an excellent compilation of materials that employers can use to train their workers to prevent falls. The document includes t...

Construction Dust

This factsheet from the Health and Safety Executive of the United Kingdom tells employers what they need to know to prevent or adequately control co...

Information Document for Selecting Gloves for Protection Against Mechanical Hazards

This document from IRSST provides excellent guidance on selecting protective gloves against mechanical hazards for occupational use. The aim is to pr...

Protecting Workers Exposed to Respirable Crystalline Silica

This OSHA PowerPoint provides an excellent overview of the agency's proposed rule on respirable crystalline silica as well as a good background on the...

Training Package on Workplace Risk Assessment and Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

This ILO document is a training package aimed at owners and managers of small to medium-sized enterprises to help them improve risk assessment and man...

Emergency Response Apps from the National Response Team

Contractors, workers and safety professionals have access to an increasing number of free or relatively inexpensive applications for smart phones that...

Toolbox Talk: Hot Weather

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Hot Environments addresses the risks associated with working in extreme heat. The resource includes a brief case example, ste...

Oregon FACE Toolbox Talk: Fall from Scaffold

This OR-FACE Toolbox talk is about a 22-year-old drywall installer from another company who was killed when he fell from a 7-foot scaffold. The victim...

CPWR Four-hour Hazard Communication Course

This CPWR course was revised to reflect the major changes to the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard that became effective May 25, 2012. These changes...