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Workers: The Climate Canaries

Last March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change issued another round of critical warnings: evidence for climate change is unequivocal, proje...

Welding Fume Data Entry Sheet

This spreadsheet was created by Mike Harris, Ph.D. CIH of Hamlin & Harris, Inc. Dr. Harris is a welding expert and is sharing this industrial hygiene...

Protecting Your Workers from Heat Stress

This NIOSH poster explains the importance of gradually getting workers up to speed on a hot job. This process, acclimatization, is critical to avoid h...

Planning Tool for Safe Manual Handling

This tool was created by the Institut de Recherche en Sante et Securite du Traivais (RSST) in Quebec, Canada. The guidance is structured to help manag...

Preventing Falls From Heights Through the Design of Embedded Safety Features

This NIOSH Prevention Through Design (PtD) guidance addresses preventing falls through designing embedded safety features into projects. This guidance...

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Backing Construction Vehicles and Equipment

This Workplace Solution from NIOSH concentrates on identifying and controlling risks to workers by moving construction vehicles and equipment during h...

Overview of Toolbox Talks on Ergonomics Developed by Washington University in St. Louis

This overviews provides a background on how Washington University in St. Louis developed this series of six toolbox talks on ergonomics. It also descr...

Ergonomics Tool Box Talks (TBT) Training Guide

CPWR-funded ergonomics research by Washington University at St. Louis led to the development of 6 tool box talks. This guide is an explanation of how...

TBT4 Move Materials With Assist

This tool box talk is fourth in a series of 6 developed by Washington University in St. Louis on construction ergonomics. This one focuses on preventi...

TBT5 Manual Tools

This is the fifth in a series of 6 tool box talks on construction ergonomics produced by the University of Washington in St. Louis. This one focuses o...