A checklist on the potential dangers of adhesives and resins, including items such as hazard identification, training, PPE, and storage and transport....
This CPWR Hazard Alert on Ladder Safety describes safety tips for using ladders, statistics on injuries, steps that you can take to protect yourself a...
Discussion of a nine-month investigation by the Houston Chronicle that found that some, and perhaps many, of the deaths, illnesses and injuries in the...
An in-depth analysis of fatal construction incidents in 2001 based on OSHA inspections, including cause of incident and comparisons with previous year...
A newspaper article talking about the fact that there are often violations in construction companies on reporting of injuries and deaths, skewing the...
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...
Discusses the conflict that often arises between protecting workers via strong regulations and dealing with large construction firms who oppose the re...
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...
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...