This alert presents case studies of deaths in confined spaces and provides information on how to avoid injuries and deaths in them....
Health hazard evaluation of lead and wood dust exposure produced during sanding and refinishing hardwood floors. Includes what was done, found and st...
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...
Information on how to handle a backhoe/loader safely, including clothing to wear, checking the machine prior to operation and operating it safely....
WATE 6 News story highlights the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed). The program provides medical screening to building trades...
Newspaper article about the dangers of pressure treated wood and stories about arsenic-based illnesses that resulted from working with it....
Saw cutting with no controls (water/vacuum). Worker being monitored to determine exposure level....
Checklist provided by the California State Compensation Insurance Fund to help contractors make sure their grinders are in proper working order. Part...
Describes the results of a survey of workers on roadway construction sites on PPE use for a variety of types of equipment and barriers to wearing the...
Notice that NIOSH rescinded approval of International Safety Devices, Inc., Air Capsule 5-Minute Emergency Escape Respirator....