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Green & Healthy Jobs

This report collects the best available information to assess the coming tide of green construction jobs with the goal of looking for opportunities to...

FY15 Fatalities and Catastrophes To Date

This spreadsheet was produced by OSHA containing fatalities and catastrophes the agency recorded in Fiscal Year 2015 though January 16, 2015. The spre...

Training: 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...

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

This report by the NIEHS Worker Training Program identifies how climate change will affect the health of workers and how we should prepare for these i...

Preventing Worker Injuries and Deaths from Backing Construction Vehicles and Equipment

This Workplace Solution from NIOSH concentrates on identifying and controlling risks to workers by moving construction vehicles and equipment during h...

Ready Mixed Concrete Truck Drivers: Work-Related Hazards and Recommendations for Controls

An in-depth report on the hazards faced by ready-mix concrete drivers, statistics and suggestions for improving their health and safety....

A Safety & Health Practitioner's Guide to Skin Protection

An in-depth discussion of skin protection from exposure to cement, including causes, prevention, and training materials to be used with workers. Part...

An Employer's Guide to Skin Protection

An in-depth discussion of skin protection, including recognition of skin problems, causes, the science behind them and methods to protect against them...

OSHA-MSHA Hazard Alert: Diesel Exhaust/Diesel Particulate Matter

This joint alert by OSHA and the MSHA reviews the health hazard posed by diesel exhaust and diesel particulate matter, the types of equipment generati...

Crane-Related Deaths in Construction & Recommendations for Their Prevention

CPWR review of BLS data on crane related injuries and deaths. This was a re-examination the data, which was first looked in June 2008....