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Cable guardrails around holes

Cables have been strung through angle iron at the proper upper and midrail height around dangerous floor holes. Danger tape provides warning that the...

Fire extinguisher inspection

This construction manager is checking an extinguisher housed in a job-built holder that meets OSHA's 1926.150(a)(3) requirement for firefighting equip...

First aid kit, infection control kit and airhorn

Station in construction trailer where first aid kit, infection control kit and air horn are located. The latter is used to warn everyone on site of an...

Guarding of floor hole

Proper guarding of a potentially deadly floor hole. Orange paint makes the guarding more prominent....

Lead paint removed from structural beam

The original structural beams in the older section of this facility had been painted with red lead (lead oxide) paint. A licensed lead paint abatement...

Arc welding power sources with extinguisher near by

These arc welding units have an extinguisher nearby in case of fire....

Welder at heights tied off

This welder is doing flux-cored welding at heights, but is wearing fall protection and is tied off to the horizontal beam....

Welder with double lanyards

This arc welder is wearing dual retractable lanyards that allow him to always stay attached to a lifeline while moving about near the perimeter....

Safety & Health Information: Improving Online Access & Delivery

This article, published in Professional Safety magazine in May 2014, reviews the systematic methods employed by a multi-disciplinary team at CPWR to u...

Smoking Among Workers: By the Numbers

This poster was created for Workers' Memorial Day 2014 by NIOSH. It shows that construction leads all sectors in the percentage of workers who smoke (...