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Hand Tools - Tips to Choose and Use Them Safely

This CPWR Hazard Alert on Hand Tools address choosing and using appropriate hand tools to avoid accidents and ergonomic injuries. Click on the followi...

Protect Your Workers From Heat Stress

This one-page NIOSH infographic summarizes the key steps that construction employers should take to keep their crews safe from the real dangers of hea...

Criteria for a Recommended Standard: Occupational Exposure to Heat and Hot Environments.

This National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) criteria document extensively reviews the scientific data on heat stress and hot en...

Toolbox talk - crew view

Photo of crew listening to a toolbox safety talk before starting work....

Toolbox talk - long shot

This crew gathered every morning before starting work to discuss a new safety topic....

Safety officer discussing ongoing project with marketing coordinator

The safety officer (left) points out the good safety practices on this project that reflect well on the firm and may influence future clients....

Elevating EHS Leading Indicators: From Defining to Designing

This white paper by the National Safety Council's Campbell Institute is the latest of several documents focused on leading indicators. Previous report...

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

This report by the NIEHS Worker Training Program identifies how climate change will affect the health of workers and how we should prepare for these i...

Construction bracing

This shows structural support that prevents collapses during construction....

Distracted Driving: No Texting

This OSHA pamphlet points out the very real dangers of distracted driving, which was responsible for more than 3,000 deaths and 416,000 injuries in 20...