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Confined Space Entry - Permits

Training materials on confined space entry, including permits to enter, background on the hazards of confined spaces and procedures to follow to impro...

Controls to Reduce Noise in Construction: Noise Perimeter Zones

Describes a process to reduce noise exposure by defining a noise perimeter zone, keeping workers out of the zone who do not need to be there, and usin...

Backhoe & Loader Safety

Information on how to handle a backhoe/loader safely, including clothing to wear, checking the machine prior to operation and operating it safely....

Grinding Safeguards

Describes safety hazards using grinders, PPE that should be worn and steps that can be taken to reduce hazards....

Hearing Loss Expected by Carpenters, But Study Finds Workers Fear Tinnitus More

Research with carpenters probes misconceptions about the nature of hearing disorders, reasons for non-compliance with hearing protection and recommend...

Hearing Conservation

Provides a basic understanding of the nature of noise exposure in construction and details on how to set up a hearing conservation program to minimize...

Effective Training : Covering the Bases

Article that explains the importance of training in the selection and use of personal protective equipment, focusing on eye, hand, head, foot protecti...

Site Communications

Describes a set of hand signals to use for communication when normal communication isn’t possible due to noise or respirator wear and discusses the...

Criteria For a Recommended Standard

In-depth discussion of criteria that should be included in an occupational noise exposure standard...

Construction Health Hazard Evaluation Johnson Brothers Company Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania HETA 93-1037-2541 March 1996

A health hazard evaluation (HHE) of steel-plate (watertank) sandblasting and painting operations in PA that revealed an overexposure to silica and no...