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Working @ Heights

Discusses risks associated with working at heights and safe practice guidelines. Includes a checklist....

Roadway Safety: Instructor Manual

A manual that helps a trainer provide information on a variety of roadway hazards, such as electrical, falls, slips and trips and ergonomics. Part of...

Roadway Safety Awareness Program: Trainee Booklet

A training booklet that gives an overview of a variety of roadway hazards, such as electrical, falls, slips and trips and ergonomics. It is geared to...

Roadway Safety: Operator Safety

A handout describing steps that equipment operators should take in a workzone to assure the safety of others. Part of a collection. Click on the 'coll...

Diesel Exhaust

Practical advice on how to reduce exposure to diesel emissions in construction, including information on sources and components of exhaust, health eff...

Preventing Injuries When Working with Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders

Case studies of workers killed when hit by excavators or loaders and controls that should be instituted to avoid injuries and deaths in these situatio...

A Checklist for Evaluating Cab Design of Construction Equipment

A checklist to use to evaluate the ergonomics of a cab design, including a case study....

Informing Regulatory Decisions: 2009 Report to Congress on the Cost and Benefits of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities

A 2009 U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) report required by Congress reviewed 98 major federal regulations and found the benefits exceeded th...

OSHA's "$AFETY PAYS" Program

This is a free, interactive software program from OSHA intended to help employers estimate the direct and indirect costs of an injury or illness and c...

Health and Safety Executive Short Videos on Construction Hazards

Link to a series of videos concerning near-misses and work-related hazards in construction and other industries. The quick-loading one-minute videos...