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Letter from a Father - on "Accidents"

Letter from the father of a worker who was electrocuted, arguing that “accidents” stem from lack of safety procedures and policies....

True Believers

An interview with Dan Wurzburg of Skanska describing their safety program....

For Contractors, Safety Means Planning

Describes the recent trend toward pre-job planning, the impact on safety, guidelines for planning and how to handle sub-contractors....

Investigation of the Viability of Designing for Safety

A study investigating the viability of addressing construction worker safety and health in a project’s design, including a literature review, examin...

2005 OSHA Resource Center Loan Program

OSHA announcement about a loan program for Spanish safety training videos. Includes information on how to apply as well as a list of available videos...

Working Unsafe

Quote from a carpenter: “Once you get used to working in an environment that is unsafe, and you get used to working unsafe, then being unsafe is not...

NIOSH Worker Health Chartbook, 2004: Excerpts

An excerpt from a chartbook that includes figures and tables describing the magnitude, distribution, and trends of the Nation’s occupational injurie...

Working with Stress

This NIOSH video describes workplace factors that can create or exacerbate worker stress, and suggests practical measures for reducing job-related str...

OSHA Residential Construction page

Describes OSHA standards that apply to residential construction. Also provides a variety of resources on safety and health programs, training and dire...

Construction Safety: Choice or Chance

A 15-min. video produced by the Building and Construction Trades Department shows the four most common causes of deaths from injuries - falls from hei...