A newspaper article on safety describes the New York surcharge on workers’ comp premiums that is used for training. There is evidence that the train...
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...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
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...
A study of three different designs of concrete cellular blocks and their impact on the musculoskeletal issues of workers handling them....
Report on the results of a study of the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems among masons and their perceived discomfort using different working pos...
Study indicating that technological advances combined with depressed real wages increased construction labor productivity through the 1980s and 1990s....
Reports on an observational study of civil engineering work in Brazil which uncovered several areas where work practices result in ergonomically unsaf...
Report of a study which was conducted to determine the biomechanical stresses on the upper extremity and lower back regarding various size bricks used...