Articles Tagged with ''construction''

OSHA has released a dozen educational videos about potential hazards in the construction industry.

NIOSH and its partners are in the process of creating a "Buy Quiet" web tool aimed at helping employers reduce hazardous noise levels at their worksites through the procurement process.

Controlling construction noise can pose special problems for contractors. Unlike general industry, construction activities are not always stationary and in one location.

Nearly all construction workers will experience one or more work-related injuries or illnesses over a lifetime plus a greater risk of premature death, according to new data released at the American Public Health Association’s 139^th Annual Meeting, held last week in Washington, DC.

Safety professionals interested in implementing "Buy Quiet" programs in their workplaces take note: the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will hold a Buy Quiet Workshop Nov. 9-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

In the last 48 hours around the world: (a round-up of work-related accidents at a mine, a construction site, a tunnel, a city street and a pub)

OSHA has released three new guidance products to educate workers and employers about the hazards workers face in trenching operations.

This past Sunday’s The New York Times Magazine (9/4) ran a cover story on “Where Steel Meets Sky,” about the workers rebuilding Manhattan’s skyline with the construction of the One World Trade Center skyscraper.