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...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
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...
Results of a study of interventions to reduce musculoskeletal injuries in home building by changing the way that activities such as drywall hanging ar...
Report on the results of a study to determine whether four pieces of equipment for cutting moulding, cutting reinforcement rods, carrying carpet rolls...
Report on the results of several projects in which a number of people participated in the design of mechanical devices to reduce labor....
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....