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Giving Effective Toolbox Talks

This short Laborers' newsletter article describes 13 key elements for creating a toolbox talk that can make a difference on a construction site. The L...

NIOSH Construction Safety and Health Initiatives

This presentation by Matt Gillen, Deputy Director of NIOSH's Office of Construction Safety and Health provides an excellent overview of the agency's e...

Fall Protection Case Studies

A case study of a laborer falling through a roof and an ironworker falling off a beam, both with preventative measures. Part of a collection. Click...

Ergonomic Hazards and WMSDs: An Interdisciplinary Annotated Bibliography

This document is part of a series of annotated, interdisciplinary bibliographies of academic research on major topics in construction occupational saf...

Portable Ladders Case Study

A case study of a sheet metal worker dying after falling off a ladder, including preventative measures. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collectio...

Safety Watch case studies from Equipment World

Equipment World has created a series of case studies of incidents with construction equipment that are based on NIOSH FACE reports, as well as other s...

Concrete Finisher Electrocuted When Bull Float Contacted an Energized Power Line

In the summer of 2016, a male concrete finisher in his 30s was electrocuted when the handle of the 29-foot-long metal bull float he was using contacte...

Construction Worker Killed when Trench Collapsed, Oregon

On May 5, 2016, a 29-year-old construction worker employed by a small excavation contractor was killed when the trench he was working in collapsed and...

Evaluation of a Decking Fall Protection System

Results of an evaluation at 6 sites of a fall protection system for metal decking installation in steel buildings....

Kentucky FACE Report: Construction Laborer Killed in Trench Collapse while Taking Grade Measurements

On Wednesday, May 4, 2016 a 22-year-old male construction laborer was assisting an excavator operator who was digging a 13.4 ft. section of a trench a...