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Workers Survive Scaffold Failure

By strictly enforcing OSHA's fall protection standard, a Texas company saves two worker's lives and demonstrates the value of workplace safety and hea...

Workers Comp in Texas

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...

New York Alberta : Surcharge for Safety

A newspaper article on safety describes the New York surcharge on workers’ comp premiums that is used for training. There is evidence that the train...

Too High a Price : Niemann

A newspaper article talking about a contract electrician and instrumentation specialist, nearly died of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) which he bel...

Will My Safety Harness Save My Life?

A discussion on the use of safety harnesses, the benefits of the harness, and analysis of suspension trauma...

Letter to the Editor: Put Suspension Trauma in Proper Perspective

Discusses issues of suspension trauma, clarifying some possible misperceptions....

An Analysis of Fatal Events in the Construction Industry 2000

Descriptions of the 637 fatal events inspected by OSHA resulting from accidents which occurred in construction during calendar year 2000....

An Analysis of Fatal Events in the Construction Industry 1997

Descriptions of the 604 fatal events inspected by OSHA resulting from accidents which occurred in construction during calendar year 1997....

ACCSH 1994-2, exh 3, Standards Clarification Report

ACCSH Standards Clarification Workgroup report and recommendations for OSHA to improve construction standards. This report also renamed the Workgroup...

OSHA: Working safely in trenches

A handout that has safety tips for working safely in trenches. Part of a collection. Click on the 'collection' button to access the other items....