Exposure to the sun’s UV rays poses a health risk to the eyes and skin of construction workers and others who work outdoors; here’s how to protect...
Steps to take to stay safe while working outside during a lightning storm....
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 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...
Back injuries are common and expensive, but often avoidable with proper lifting techniques....
David Weil reports that many of the nation's largest construction contractors had not been inspected in recently by OSHA....