Describes draft recommendations for use of ventilated grinder to reduce dust during tuckpointing and describes field trials using these devices....
This study proposes some alternative methods to improve enforcement by OSHA in the construction industry. Includes current procedures, proposed proced...
This report profiles injury tracking of emergency room visits to George Washington University Hospital, from 1990 through 1997. Includes information o...
This study examined government investigation reports of work-related deaths and injuries in 1986- 2002 to learn the public health implications of a wi...
NIOSH guide for how to evaluate whether a change in the workplace improves safety or health for workers. This 2004 booklet uses examples from the nurs...
NIOSH explains the hazards posed to children of workers who are exposed to lead on the job and bring it home on clothing or in the car. The guidance i...
Descriptions of the 637 fatal events inspected by OSHA resulting from accidents which occurred in construction during calendar year 2000....
Descriptions of the 604 fatal events inspected by OSHA resulting from accidents which occurred in construction during calendar year 1997....
An older construction worker fell through a skylight and was killed in 2002, while working on an addition to a house; the report was prepared for the...
This NIOSH report is useful for maintenance workers and laborers. It summarizes fatality information from BLS data and from investigations of baling a...