A summary of typical ergonomic hazards commonly encountered by each of the construction trades....
Article offers a brief guide to the types of available respirators as classified by NIOSH and which hazards each is designed to address....
Article describing how to identify and address Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in witnesses of a traumatic construction accident....
Abstract of a 1976 paper discussing the health risk to household members of workers handling asbestos....
Abstract of a 1976 study of lung cancer and mesothelioma in a population of union insulators in New York....
This report is a global review of worker protection programs in construction in the United States, performed by a firm under contract with OSHA’s Of...
Article describing an education program teaching workers how to identify ergonomic hazards by their bodily symptoms....
A broad collection of tables and charts covering health and safety in the U.S. construction industry, as well as considerable economic and training da...
Article highlighting how cheap portable Local Exhaust Ventilation units can reduce exposure to welding fumes....
Back injuries are common and expensive, but often avoidable with proper lifting techniques....