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OSHA Fact Sheet: Confined Spaces in Construction: Pits

This OSHA Fact Sheet highlights the confined space hazards encountered in construction pits and describes requirements for reducing those hazards....

Fall Hazards in Commercial Construction: Lessons Learned from a Unique Opportunity

This study explores fall hazards at a commercial construction site, focusing on carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, painters and roofers, while uti...

Pneumatic Nailer Injuries : A Report on Washington State 1990-1998

A retrospective study of injuries from pneumatic nail guns in Washington State, including advice on engineering controls, administrative controls and...

CPWR Technical Report: Occupational Licensing and Injuries and Death in Construction: An Analysis of Electricians and Plumbers

This study examined how the implementation or changes in occupational requirements, apprenticeships and higher-quality training programs by state gove...

Causes of Roofer Deaths

A summary of research on the causes of roofers’ deaths 1992-1998 and gives suggestions on prevention....

Silent Killer in a Newly Constructed Manhole

OSHA powerpoint describes the industrial hygiene findings in a fatality investigation. The fatality occurred in a newly constructed manhole from the d...

Checking level of ladder

Extension ladders should be checked to ensure they are level before climbing....

Securing a ladder

Staking and securing the side rails of a ladder prevents falls....

Ladder extension

This extension provides two handrails that offer a point of walk through to step on and off a ladder...

NIEHS Disaster Recovery, Mold Remediation Guidance

This NIEHS guidance is primarily intended for workers, volunteers, and homeowners who engage in small-scale mold clean-up and treatment of flooded or...