Carbon monoxide given off by fuel powered equipment can be deadly; enclosed spaces with such equipment in use must be vented to the outside....
Article offers a brief guide to the types of available respirators as classified by NIOSH and which hazards each is designed to address....
Article describing how to identify and address Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in witnesses of a traumatic construction accident....
A summary of typical ergonomic hazards commonly encountered by each of the construction trades....
This report is a global review of worker protection programs in construction in the United States, performed by a firm under contract with OSHA’s Of...
Article describing an education program teaching workers how to identify ergonomic hazards by their bodily symptoms....
A broad collection of tables and charts covering health and safety in the U.S. construction industry, as well as considerable economic and training da...
David Weil reports that many of the nation's largest construction contractors had not been inspected in recently by OSHA....
Study showing that health care benefits for construction workers dropped immediately after repeal of state prevailing wage laws....
University of Utah researchers find that states having strong prevailing wage laws reported 16% fewer injuries and illnesses than states having no law...