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Toolbox Talk: Aerogel Nanoporous Insulation Products

changeThe CPWR Toolbox Talk on Aerogel Nanoporous Insulated Products addresses how to reduce exposure to titanium dioxide and dust that may be present...

Toolbox Talk: Spray Painting and Sanding Nano-Enabled Paint

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Spray-painting and Sanding Nano-Enabled Paint addresses how to reduce exposure to nano titanium dioxide when spraying, sandi...

Toolbox Talk: Nano-Enabled Wood Coatings and Stains

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Nano-Enabled Wood Coatings and Stains addresses how to reduce exposure to the dust that is created when cutting, grinding, sa...

Toolbox Talk: Prevent Exposure: Nano-Enabled Construction Materials

The CPWR Toolbox Talk on Preventing Exposure to Nano-Enabled Construction Materials identifies how to reduce exposure to the dust generated when cutti...

CPWR COVID-19 Resources

In response to questions from the construction industry, CPWR and NABTU have developed standards for preventing exposure to COVID-19 on job sites and...

Safety Culture and Safety Climate: 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...

A Pilot Study of Nanoparticle Levels and Field Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators on Construction Sites

Submicron ultrafine particles and nanoparticles found in construction dust can be inhaled deeply into the lungs and retained in the lower airways. How...

Field Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators on Construction Jobsites for Protection against Airborne Ultrafine Particles

An abstract of a pilot study on Nanoparticle Levels and Field Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators on Construction Sites....

Health and Safety Hazards in Construction: Recognition, Control and Free Resources from CPWR

This presentation highlights the health and safety hazards in construction related to recognition and control, and offers access to free materials in...

Asthma Mortality Among Persons Aged 15–64 Years, by Industry and Occupation — United States, 1999–2016

CDC study of occupational respiratory health analyzes rates of worker deaths from asthma by industry and concludes that improved monitoring and survei...