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Kentucky Hazard Alert: Roofing and Construction Workers Killed Due to High Winds

This hazard alert issued by the Kentucky FACE program provides two case studies of construction fatalities due to high winds. The alert warns employer...

Scaffold Safety For Residential Construction Contractors

A handout with illustrations providing information on how to safely build and use a scaffold, with a focus on residential construction....

NIOSH Alert: Preventing Injuries and Deaths from Falls during Construction and Maintenance of Telecommunication Towers

A report on hazards involved in construction of telecommunication towers that includes data, standards that apply, case studies and steps that workers...

3-point contact

Keeping the hands free allows safe 3-points of contact while climbing ladders....

Mistakeproofing The Design of Construction Processes Using Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ)

This study set out to investigate and document how the principles and practices of so-called mistakeproofing may be applied to improve safety and hea...

Danger! Equipment Hits Overhead Lines

This DOE report is an Operating Experience Level 3 document which is intended to inform senior headquarters and field management about an event involv...

Owners' Role in Facilitating Designing for Construction Safety

This research paper recounts the exploratory empirical research performed on a promising safety intervention concept, design for construction safety...

OSHA’s Trenching and Excavation Safety

Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous construction operations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) Excavati...

Toolbox Talk: Falls: Extension Ladders

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Falls: Extension Ladders addresses the risks associated with ladders slipping, ladder supports moving, and losing balance. Th...

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Ladder should be tied off to prevent movement....