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 report on a study of cleaners that looked at the benefits of a physical activity program on their health, which was designed because physical limita...
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...
Study indicating that technological advances combined with depressed real wages increased construction labor productivity through the 1980s and 1990s....
Implemented and tested an approach to safety practices called Best Practices Sampling where workers are involved in the process to increase safety an...
This report reviews Return-On-Investment (ROI) to education and training in the construction industry and makes recommendations for the further develo...
Interviews conducted with workers using a structured questionnaire and a graphic inquiry determined that the hands, feet and lower back are mostly use...
A report of a study on trends in complaints of workstress of construction workers in the past decade in the Netherlands. Includes information on the n...
In the Netherlands two studies were carried out to estimate the costs of (poor) working conditions nationwide respectively for the building and constr...