A checklist was developed to evaluate nonpowered hand tools for basic features related to good ergonomic tool design. Using the checklist, 14 ergonomi...
Ergonomics demonstration project initiated with Washington State drywall business and labor representatives in July 1999. The project focused on ident...
To help the industry better understand and comply with the new OSHA standards for Silica dust, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training...
Discusses the conflict that often arises between protecting workers via strong regulations and dealing with large construction firms who oppose the re...
A study of plumbing and sheet metal apprentices in Hungary to assess MSDs using surveys and electrophysiologic studies....
CalOSHA brochure detailing how to prevent injuries associated with overhead drilling....
A U. Mass., Lowell professor discusses overhead drilling in the ‘big dig’ and its attendant ergonomic and airborne silica inhalation hazards....
Describes a McGovern Lever which uses an adjustable see-saw attached to scaffolding to serve as a lift for a drill fastened to a post. This eliminate...
Two prototypes of transportable work which improved ergonomics were tested in tile-setting companies to evaluate the opinions of tile setters of the s...
This document is part of a series of annotated, interdisciplinary bibliographies of academic research on major topics in construction occupational saf...