Safety Links — Construction Safety

cal/osha pocket guide for the construction industry

www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/dosh_publications/ConstGuide8x11Online.pdf
This popular guide summarizes selected safety standards for workers, employers, supervisors, job stewards and safety personnel.

Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR)

www.cpwr.com
Affiliated with the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Focuses on construction and ergonomics issues. Site includes hazard alerts in English and Spanish, press releases, an ergonomics checklist, publication information, research papers, and more. Also see the separate listing for CPWR's Electronic Library below.

Center to Protect Workers' Rights—Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (eLCOSH)

www.elcosh.org
CPWR (see above) has gathered this extensive library of material on construction safety and health. Workers, contractors, researchers, and others can download information from many sources in English, Spanish, and other languages. Funding for eLCOSH is provided by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Materials include pocket cards, brochures, manuals, newsletters, research reports, directories, training curricula, data sets, bibliographies, and regulations. Has LOHP's Tailgate Training materials online. (These materials are also available in print and online through LOHP's Publications page.)

Center to Protect Workers' Rights (CPWR)

www.cpwrconstructionsolutions.org
The Construction Solutions database is a free online database for owners, contractors and workers that highlights hazards in construction work, as well as control or reduce those hazards. This database allows workers and contractors to identify hazards associated with construction tasks, and obtain options for controlling those hazards. An interactive website, Construction Solutions allows users to submit: reviews of existing solutions, suggestions for additional reviews or requests to assist us in continued development activity.

niosh topic page: construction safety

www.cdc.gov/niosh/construction/
Includes links to construction-related FACE reports and other NIOSH publications. Also links to other related resources.

osha construction etool

www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/index.html
This tool can help you identify and control some of the most common construction injuries.

State Building and Construction Trades Council of California

www.sbctc.org
See listing under Labor and Related Sites.