Describes OSHA standards that apply to residential construction. Also provides a variety of resources on safety and health programs, training and dire...
Description of a respiratory protection program, including when a respirator is needed, medical evaluations, types of respirators and how to select th...
This CPWR Hazard Alert on Air Purifying Respirators in Construction looks at the types of air purifying respirators, how to determining whether you n...
Man-made mineral fibers (MMMF) - glass, ceramic, rockwool and slagwool - are used for heat and sound insulation, sometimes to replace asbestos. MMMF c...
Link to NIOSH’s WORLD Surveillance Report, which provides some data through 1999 for construction workers related to asbestosis, asthma, chronic obs...
Medical screening programs for workers at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear sites have found increased risk for lung problems, depending on year...
Link to a series of videos concerning near-misses and work-related hazards in construction and other industries. The quick-loading one-minute videos...
EPA and NIOSH post an official warning that vermiculite insulating material has sufficient asbestos content to pose a health hazard when disturbed....
One-page summaries of over 100 NIOSH-supported construction safety and health research projects in 2002....
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) is intended as a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classe...