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NIOSH Respirator Fact Sheet: What you should know in deciding whether to buy escape hoods, gas masks, or other respirators for preparedness at home and work

Explains the role of respirators in protection during a terrorist attack possibly involving biological or chemical hazards. Describes the types of res...

Will Your Safety Harness Kill You?

Explains the dangers of staying in a safety harness after a fall and discusses procedures to avoid injury or death from this situation....

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 4 – Electrocutions, Talk #5 – Electrocutions

A toolbox talk on how to stay alive if your equipment hits a power line. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to...

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 4 – Electrocutions, Talk #4 – Helping an Electrocuted Worker

A toolbox talk on ways that you can help an electrocuted worker. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to record...

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 4 – Electrocutions, Talk #2 – Safety Procedure

A toolbox talk on engineering controls to avoid electrocution. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to record qu...

Focus Four Toolbox Talks, Module 4 – Electrocutions, Talk #1 – Increased Risks

A toolbox talk on understanding electrocution risks. Includes questions to ask, an incident to discuss with images, and a place to record questions th...

Preventing Construction Fires

Discusses the typical causes of fires, such as poor housekeeping and careless smoking and provides suggestions on how to prevent them....

Weak Wage Laws can "Injure" You

University of Utah researchers find that states having strong prevailing wage laws reported 16% fewer injuries and illnesses than states having no law...

Scaffolds Checklist

A checklist for various types of scaffolds, including how to select a scaffold, and safety procedures prior to and during use, including erection and...

Controls to Reduce Noise in Construction: Noise Perimeter Zones

Describes a process to reduce noise exposure by defining a noise perimeter zone, keeping workers out of the zone who do not need to be there, and usin...