Photograph of a worker in an awkward posture while using a drill on a concrete deck. Worker should be wearing eye protection and hearing protection. T...
Speakers at this conference discussed the wide-spread problem of stooped and squatting postures in in many industries, reviewed four classes of interv...
Study and recommendations based on the work of the ACCSH Health and Safety of Women in Construction. The focus is on the prevalence of a hostile workp...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup report/presentation including an overview of the work they had undertaken – Iowa symptom survey, review of BLS data, a compariso...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup report on reactions to an earlier report submitted to ACCSH on musculoskeletal disorders. Part of a collection. Click on the 'coll...
ACCSH MSD Workgroup recommendations including referring the MSD matter back to OSHA....
Report of NIOSH study finding that women face high risks from job-related stress, musculoskeletal injuries, violence, and other hazards of the modern...
A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. Using the checklist, 14 ergonomi...
Reporting results of a study comparing the use of an electric shrouded ventilated rotary sander (SVRS) to that of a pole sander, measuring ergonomic d...
CPWR is beginning a new 5-year program on construction safety and health with 20 projects on topics such as COPD, silica, electrical hazards and falls...