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Work Safely with Silica - Comprehensive Source & Planning Tool

This is a one-stop source of the latest information on silica and how to prevent exposures. The site includes a tool to develop a job specific silica...

ILO Guidelines for Health and Safety Management Systems 2001

These 2001 International Labor Organization Guidelines on effective management systems for worker protection were produced with broad stakeholder invo...

Multitasking and Distracted Driving: You Are Not the Exception

Dr. David Michaels, Assistant Secretary of Labor, has called distracted driving an epidemic and noted that "year after year, the leading cause of work...

OSHA's Compliance Directive for Highway Construction Work Zones

This OSHA Instruction (CPL 02-01-054) provides guidance to OSHA compliance officers for the safe inspection of work sites where employees engaged in c...

OSHA-MSHA Hazard Alert: Diesel Exhaust/Diesel Particulate Matter

This joint alert by OSHA and the MSHA reviews the health hazard posed by diesel exhaust and diesel particulate matter, the types of equipment generati...

Health and Safety Aspects of the Construction Industry

This was a presentation in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Anna Baetjer Course on Occupational Health. It was provided by Bruce...

3M Technical Data Bulletin #110: Hantavirus Infection

This September 2012 Technical Bulletin from the 3M Corporation provides guidance on the transmission methods for the Hantavirus, the risks for workers...

3M Technical Bulletin #184: Above the Shoulders PPE for Flood Recovery and Clean-up

This 2008 guide reviews the hazards that workers and home owners face during clean-up after a flood. Mold is given significant treatment, but so is as...

3M Technical Data Bulletin #207: Hydraulic Fracturing

“Hydraulic fracturing is the process of injecting large volumes of water, sand and chemicals deep underground at high pressure to create fissures. W...

3M Technical Bulletin: Personal Protective Equipment and Residential Wildland Fire Cleanup

This 2007 guidance from 3M covers the potential cleanup hazards faced by workers and homeowners after a wildland fire in residential areas. The guide...