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Crane-Related Deaths in Construction and Recommendations for Their Prevention (revised 11/2009)
http://www.cpwr.com/research-cranereport.html
(CPWR)
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The Center for Construction Research and Training researchers decided to re-examine the data used to produce the June 2008 crane report when further review showed many fatalities of workers struck by crane loads were not being counted under the primary CFOI Source codes for cranes. This includes report and powerpoint presentation.
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Oregon OSHA Hazard Alert: Pneumatic Nail and Staple Gun Safety (PDF)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/osha/pdf/hazards/2993-21.pdf
(Oregon OSHA)
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Because of the dangerous nature of these tools, it is important to know more about them. The facts contained in this Hazard Alert will give you basic information, good work practices, and helpful resources to prevent injuries.
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Oregon OSHA's Vehicle Safety for small businesses in the construction industry (PDF)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/pdf/pubs/4767.pdf
(Oregon OSHA)
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Check out this guide provided by Oregon OSHA if you’re a construction small-business owner whose employees don’t need a commercial driver’s license to drive company vehicles or if you’re the employee who logs the miles. The enclosed CD has a sample vehicle safety program that you can modify and use as your own.
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Oregon OSHA Fact Sheet Plus - Using Warning Lines: Construction Industry Best Practices (PDF)
http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/pdf/pubs/fact_sheets/fs26.pdf
(Oregon OSHA)
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This fact sheet explains construction-industry best practices for using a warning line to alert workers they are approaching an unprotected edge of a roof, floor, or other work surface.
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Whole-body Vibration (PDF)
http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/pubs/videoresource/stpwhbody.pdf
(TWCC)
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This program informs drivers of the potentially damaging effects of vibration on the body while sitting in a moving vehicle.
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The Sun, Another Construction Site Hazard (PDF)
http://www.skincancer.org/content/view/214/8/
(Skin Cancer Foundation)
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With the sun the primary cause of skin cancer, construction laborers, who work outside most of the time,are at high risk for this disease. However, because their risk of accidental death and injury on the job is not only higher, but also more immediate, the dangers of skin cancer in this industry have long been neglected.
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Protecting Yourself in the Sun (PDF)
http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3166.pdf
(OSHA)
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OSHA fact sheet on sun protection tips.
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OSHA Fact Sheet: Working Outdoors (PDF)
http://www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_Hurricane_Facts/working_outdoors.pdf
(OSHA)
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Hot summer months pose special hazards for outdoor workers who must protect themselves against heat, sun exposure, and other hazards. Employers and employees should know the potential hazards in their workplaces and how to manage them.Topics include: sun, heat, lyme disease, west nile virus.
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Other Hazards
http://www.elcosh.org/docs/hazard/other.html
(eLCOSH)
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Electronic library of Construction documents on additional construction-related hazards.
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Safety Hazards
http://www.elcosh.org/docs/hazard/safety.html
(eLCOSH)
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structure collapse, confined spaces, cranes and hoists, drugs and alcohol, electricity, falls,
fire, scaffolds, slips and trips, etc.
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Physical Hazards
http://www.elcosh.org/docs/hazard/physical.html
(eLCOSH)
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cold, ergonomic, heat, noise, radiation, stress, sun, vibration
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