A discussion of new data on trends in falls and updated resources from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training and the OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction. The webinar will cover trends in fatal and nonfatal falls in construction, including information by subsector, state, and injury type. CPWR Data Center […]

Construction workers are increasingly likely to encounter products that contain engineered nanoparticles, which are many times smaller than a human hair. Research shows that some nanoparticles—which now appear in insulation, cement, paints and coatings, wood products, and many other products–pose health hazards, but the risks they pose depend upon exposure. Join this webinar to learn […]

Are you an architect, engineer or other person who or which prepares a drawing for a construction, or other projects which requires excavation or demolition work in Pennsylvania? Then you are considered a Designer under the PA Underground Utility Line Protection Act 287 as Amended (Pennsylvania 811 Law). This one-hour WebEx webinar will explain all […]

What’s the webinar about? Every year work-related musculoskeletal disorders (e.g., sprains and strains) make up about 30-35% of workplace injuries and about 35-40% of direct injury costs. Ergonomics has been proven to be a cost-effective way to prevent these injuries and business losses. And yet, many companies are hesitant to embrace ergonomics because it is […]

OSHA has developed a National Emphasis Program to prevent falls—the leading cause of fatal workplace injuries and the violation the agency cites most frequently during inspections. OSHA can now open inspections whenever they see someone working at height — not just when they observe violations or have other reasons to visit your site. This session […]