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Understanding Legionnaires' Disease: A Fact Sheet For Workers And Unions

This NYCOSH fact sheet is adapted for workers and unions primarily from OSHA’s Legionnaires E-Tool: https://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/legionnaires/....

Suspended Scaffold Outriggers

Suspended scaffolds systems must be designed by a qualified person and inspected daily by a competent person. The supports for the counterweight must...

Suspended scaffold

Suspended scaffold outrigger beams must have stops to prevent the hangers from sliding of the end of the outriggers. Wire rope supported must be desig...

Three Tower Cranes

Whenever multiple tower cranes are used, there needs to be preplanning to ensure that the tower cranes cannot hit each other loads. This is accomplish...

Improving Safety Presentations Using Lessons From TED Talks

This presentation to the Chesapeake Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association on June 23, 2015 by Bruce Lippy draws lessons for safety tr...

Reducing Hazardous Dust Exposure When Cutting Fiber-Cement Siding

This NIOSH guidance recommends practical actions to reduce the risks of silica-related diseases when cutting fiber-cement siding, which can contains a...

Scaffold Stair Tower

Setting up a scaffold stair tower allows workers to easily access the levels of a multi-story building. It is much safer than having workers climb lad...

Safe Use of Ladders and Stepladders: A Brief Guide

This guidance from the British Health and Safety Executive was designed for employers to safely use ladders and stepladders, but should also be useful...

Do Not Operate Tag

Whenever a worker discovers equipment that is unsafe, they should place a Do Not Operate tag on it to warn of others of the dangers....

Putting on Electrical Gloves

This electrician is putting on his Class 0 electrical gloves to protect himself from a shock hazard. Class 0 gloves offer protection up to 1000 volts....