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FOCUS 4 Hazards

Brief summaries of what workers need to know to avoid an injury or worse from electrocutions, falling, being struck by an object or caught in between....

Lifting Materials Can Hurt Your Back

Back injuries are common and expensive, but often avoidable with proper lifting techniques....

Cold Stress

Describes risks of cold stress, symptoms of hypothermia and other cold stress issues and methods to avoid them....

OSHA Quick Card: Electrical Safety

Brief description of what to do to avoid electrical burns, shocks and electrocution....

Crushed/Hit

Provides data on the nature of events resulting in workers being crushed or hit and discusses steps that can be taken to reduce the incidents....

Opioid Abuse

This physician presentation is about the risks of developing addiction from over-prescribing opioid pain medication for work-related injuries and for...

Unsound Conditions: Work-Related Hearing Loss in Construction, 1960-75

1999 study of hearing loss among construction workers based on a sample covering 1960-1975....

Strengthening Jobsite Safety Climate: Eight Worksheets to Help You Use and Improve Leading Indicators

This CPWR booklet is designed to help management, safety professionals, and hourly craft workers learn more about important leading safety indicators...

Aligning and Integrating Safety as a Value: CPWR Worksheet #2

This CPWR worksheet is the second of 8 to provide recommendations for strengthening jobsite safety climate. It provides 5 ideas for aligning and integ...

Preventing Construction Fires

Discusses the typical causes of fires, such as poor housekeeping and careless smoking and provides suggestions on how to prevent them....