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- Chemicals / Lead : Information and resources on lead and lead poisoning
Lead poisoning causes, effects and prevention. Lead in drinking water. Occupational lead poisoning and lead safety. Guidelines governing lead health and safety contractor requirements. Methods for performing lead-based paint inspections in housing. Training on lead awareness. Specific elements of the OSHA lead-in-construction standard. Full text of a lead management program.
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Ergonomics / Construction : Construction work & work-related musculoskeletal disordersBibliography of construction work & work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Tables on job-related symptoms by trade, lost time, physician treatment, etc.
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Health / Poison Control : Poison prevention program guidance. Guides on poisonous and toxic plants, carbon monoxide poisoning, pesticide poisoning, animal poisonings, poisoning first aid, etc.
- Legal / Construction Law : Case developments, articles, resources related to the construction industry
Mediation in construction disputes. Designer-led design build construction and legal issues. Court decisions in construction law.
- Organizations / Construction : Associations, non-profits, institutes associated with the construction industry
Associations dedicated to construction trades.
- OSHA / Construction : OSHA technical resources on construction
Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.
- Publications / Construction : Periodicals and publications related to the construction industry
Newsletters, journals, magazines, publications of interest to the construction industry.
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Risk Mgt / Construction : Risk management and insurance related issues in the construction industryRisk management articles for the construction industry. Best Practices For Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs. Construction defects. Contingent Liability of the Multi-Employer Work Site. Case studies of environmental claims sorted by contractor groups. Issues with substituting finite risk insurance for sub performance & payment bonds. Builders risk insurance claim management. Surety bond basics.
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Risk Mgt / OCIP : Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP), construction wrap up materialsOwner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) and construction wrap up risk management materials. Sample forms and programs. Basic benefits of OCIPs and wrap-ups. Full text of an OCIP manual in use by a state agency.
- Risk Mgt / Public Liability : Public visitor liability, dog bites, premises security liability
Risk management resources related to the risks and controls to be implemented when the public is exposed to the workplace. Includes public visitor protection program, ride-along and tag-along programs, risks from premises security litigation, trip and fall exposures, etc.
- Safety / Agriculture : Large number of agriculture safety bulletins, including dust hazards and control
Agriculture safety and health databases, fact sheets, guidelines, safety bulletins, guides, farm occupational safety information, and other technical resources.
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Safety / Construction : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
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Safety / Cranes-Hoists : Crane and hoist safety program materialsSafety programs. Operating rules, maintenance procedures, etc. Inspection, maintenace, operation and design requirements for overhead cranes and hoists.
- Safety / Dig Safe Contacts : Call before you dig contact information to locate underground utility lines
Call before you dig contact information to locate underground utility lines. One Call Centers are provided for each state.
- Safety / Equipment : Safety materials on industrial robots, woodworking machinery, machine shops, etc
Safety meeting talks. Safety product information. Escalators, outdoor equipment. Industrial robots. Woodworking machinery safety manual. Industrial robots.
- Safety / Excavations : Resources on excavation and trenching safety requirements
Trenching safety tutorial, trenching and excavation safety checklists, trenching and shoring procedures, tunnels and shafts in rocks
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Safety / Explosives : Technical materials on explosives, blasting agents and detonatorsFull text of federal laws and regulations on explosives such as those from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. US Dept of Transportation hazardous materials transportation guides.
- Safety / Fall Protection : Falls from elevations and fall protection safety resources
How to use fall arrest systems. Requirements for fall protection.
- Safety / Ladders-Platforms : Ladder and work platform safety
Fact sheets and technical manuals on portable ladders, mobile work platforms, etc.
- Safety / PPE : Workplace Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Programs
PPE safety fact sheets and safety meeting outlines. Contact lenses and chemicals. Full text of PPE Program. Technical reference manual. Safety checklists.
- Safety / Pressure Washing : Power washing materials
The physics of pressure washing and its process.
- Safety / Tools : Safety fact sheets and tips on the safe use of hand and power tools
Guidance on hand tool and power tool requirements for OSHA General Industry, Construction & Maritime Standards. Chain saw safety.
- Safety / Welding : Bulletins, guidance on safety in welding
Welding hazard control bulletins, fact sheets, guidance, resources.
- Safety / Work Zones : Best practices for minimizing delay & enhancing safety in highway construction
Policies, equipment, devices, best practices for minimizing delay and enhancing safety during highway construction and maintenance operations. NCHRP Report 350. Crash Worthiness of Workzone Appurtenances. Descriptions and contact information for workzone safety campaign programs and materials.
- Safety Mgt / Spanish : Safety bulletins, handouts and materials in Spanish
Spanish language safety training handouts and materials including construction tool box talks
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Chemical Safety / Poison Prevention : Poison control advice regarding preventing chemical poisoning, plant poisoningPoison prevention program guidance. Guides on poisonous and toxic plants, carbon monoxide poisoning, pesticide poisoning, poisoning first aid, etc.
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Construction Safety / Blasting Safety : Technical materials on explosives, blasting agents and detonatorsFull text of federal laws and regulations on explosives such as those from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. US Dept of Transportation hazardous materials transportation guides.
- Construction Safety / Contractor Safety Manual : Sample construction safety programs, rules, policies, checklists, SOPs
Sample construction safety programs, rules, policies, checklists, SOPs
- Construction Safety / Excavation Safety : Resources on excavation and trenching safety requirements
Trenching safety tutorial, trenching and excavation safety checklists, trenching and shoring procedures, tunnels and shafts in rocks
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Construction Safety / Jobsite Safety : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Construction Safety / Roofing Safety : Job site safety information for the roofing industry
Roofing safety guidelines, skylight safety, roof access controls, fall prevention
- Construction Safety / Scaffolding Safety : Safety requirements for work platforms and scaffolding
Work platform safety, scaffolding technical issues and safety guidelines
- Construction Safety / Work Zone Safety : Best practices for minimizing delay & enhancing safety in highway construction
Policies, equipment, devices, best practices for minimizing delay and enhancing safety during highway construction and maintenance operations. NCHRP Report 350. Crash Worthiness of Workzone Appurtenances. Descriptions and contact information for workzone safety campaign programs and materials.
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Construction / Construction Ergonomics : Construction work & work-related musculoskeletal disordersBibliography of construction work & work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Tables on job-related symptoms by trade, lost time, physician treatment, etc.
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Construction / Construction Safety : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Construction / Contractor Safety Manual : Sample construction safety programs, rules, policies, checklists, SOPs
Sample construction safety programs, rules, policies, checklists, SOPs
- Construction / Dig Safe Contacts : Call before you dig contact information to locate underground utility lines
Call before you dig contact information to locate underground utility lines. One Call Centers are provided for each state.
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Construction / Jobsite Safety : Workplace safety and health resources for construction hazardsGuide to revisions in scaffolding standards, safety meeting outlines, documents related to construction safety. Underground gas main explosions. Jobsite safety handbook. Safety requirements for Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Explosives. Safety meeting outlines. PPE in construction. OSHA Fatal Facts related to construction.
- Construction / OSHA Construction : OSHA technical resources on construction
Full text of OSHA's resource manual for safety in construction and a job site safety handbook. Other construction safety reference materials include fire safety, excavations, scaffolds, trenching, underground construction, etc.
- Construction / Publications : Periodicals and publications related to the construction industry
Newsletters, journals, magazines, publications of interest to the construction industry.
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Construction / Risk Management : Risk management and insurance related issues in the construction industryRisk management articles for the construction industry. Best Practices For Owner-Controlled Insurance Programs. Construction defects. Contingent Liability of the Multi-Employer Work Site. Case studies of environmental claims sorted by contractor groups. Issues with substituting finite risk insurance for sub performance & payment bonds. Builders risk insurance claim management. Surety bond basics.
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Construction / Work Zone Safety : Best practices for minimizing delay & enhancing safety in highway constructionPolicies, equipment, devices, best practices for minimizing delay and enhancing safety during highway construction and maintenance operations. NCHRP Report 350. Crash Worthiness of Workzone Appurtenances. Descriptions and contact information for workzone safety campaign programs and materials.
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Equipment Safety / Crane-Hoist Safety : Crane and hoist safety program materialsSafety programs. Operating rules, maintenance procedures, etc. Inspection, maintenace, operation and design requirements for overhead cranes and hoists.
- Equipment Safety / Ladder-Platform Safety : Ladder and work platform safety
Fact sheets and technical manuals on portable ladders, mobile work platforms, etc.
- Equipment Safety / Welding Safety : Bulletins, guidance on safety in welding
Welding hazard control bulletins, fact sheets, guidance, resources.
- Geology - Soil Mechanics / Excavation Safety : Resources on excavation and trenching safety requirements
Trenching safety tutorial, trenching and excavation safety checklists, trenching and shoring procedures, tunnels and shafts in rocks
- Legal / Construction Law : Case developments, articles, resources related to the construction industry
Mediation in construction disputes. Designer-led design build construction and legal issues. Court decisions in construction law.
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Safety / Explosive Safety : Technical materials on explosives, blasting agents and detonatorsFull text of federal laws and regulations on explosives such as those from the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. US Dept of Transportation hazardous materials transportation guides.
- Safety / Fall Protection : Falls from elevations and fall protection safety resources
How to use fall arrest systems. Requirements for fall protection.
- Safety / PPE : Workplace Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Programs
PPE safety fact sheets and safety meeting outlines. Contact lenses and chemicals. Full text of PPE Program. Technical reference manual. Safety checklists.
- Safety / Spanish : Safety bulletins, handouts and materials in Spanish
Spanish language safety training handouts and materials including construction tool box talks
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