A newspaper article talking about a worker exposed to asbestos whose family died from exposure when he brought home clothes with asbestos on them. He...
Article about a worker who was one of four who died of hydrogen sulfide exposure. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited three of the...
A discussion about controversy surrounding testing of asbestosis in Beaumont Texas. Claims were made that tests were used that reduced the odds that a...
Discusses the conflict that often arises between protecting workers via strong regulations and dealing with large construction firms who oppose the re...
Describes a workers’ comp law in Texas that is being challenged as being stacked against injured workers. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collec...
A newspaper article describing Alaska’s law, passed in 1989, which requires that professional painters be certified through a training course to lea...
A checklist of items a competent person should complete daily for scaffold safety....
Describes the OSHA rules for use of a portable ladder to access an upper landing surface – the side rails must extend at least 3 feet above the land...
Discussion about the history of knowledge about the hazards of exposure to asbestos and benzene and that for many years, little was done to protect wo...
Presents the results of a study in which a two-hour ergonomics and body conditioning training module was presented to construction workers on a large...