Contractors, government and the Construction Safety Association of Ontario identify activities in the masonry industry that risk causing WMSDs....
A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. Using the checklist, 14 ergonomi...
Ergonomics demonstration project initiated with Washington State drywall business and labor representatives in July 1999. The project focused on ident...
To help the industry better understand and comply with the new OSHA standards for Silica dust, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training...
Discusses the conflict that often arises between protecting workers via strong regulations and dealing with large construction firms who oppose the re...
CalOSHA brochure detailing how to prevent injuries associated with overhead drilling....
A study of plumbing and sheet metal apprentices in Hungary to assess MSDs using surveys and electrophysiologic studies....
A U. Mass., Lowell professor discusses overhead drilling in the ‘big dig’ and its attendant ergonomic and airborne silica inhalation hazards....
Two prototypes of transportable work which improved ergonomics were tested in tile-setting companies to evaluate the opinions of tile setters of the s...
Describes a McGovern Lever which uses an adjustable see-saw attached to scaffolding to serve as a lift for a drill fastened to a post. This eliminate...