Confined Spaces in Construction:
Complying with the New Standard
Work in confined spaces is dangerous. Workers can all too easily be sickened by toxic fumes, scorched by flammable vapors set alight by a stray spark, or simply overcome by a lack of oxygen.
That's why OSHA has issued a new confined space standard for the construction industry, providing construction workers the same protections long afforded to workers in general industry. And now OSHA has published a helpful compliance guide for construction contractors:
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ also has offerings to help you address confined space hazards with your team. Visit our electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (
) for "No Escape," a gripping video on confined space hazards. Download a copy of our confined spaces
toolbox talk. And if you're giving that toolbox talk, give everyone a copy of our Confined Space Hazard Alert -- you can access a one-page version
online or contact
news@cpwr.com to request copies of the pocket-sized brochures.
New Â鶹ÊÓƵ Quarterly Data Report:
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ Data Center has published its latest
Quarterly Data Report (
revised 10/25/2015): a close examination of a decade's federal data on construction injuries and fatalities. While the decade overall has witnessed significant improvements in construction safety, fatalities have ticked up with employment during the economic recovery, with the number of fatalities increasing by 16% from 2011 to 2014.
CLICK HERE to read the report, or
to register for a webinar presenting the key findings (
details below).
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ WEBINAR
Fatal and Nonfatal Injuries among Construction Trades
November 18th @ 2:00pm (ET), 20 min. -- Â鶹ÊÓƵ Data Center Research Analyst Julie Largay will present information from Â鶹ÊÓƵ's recent
Quarterly Data Report, which tracks fatal and nonfatal injuries among construction trades through the economic boom, recession, and recovery in the last decade.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ IN PRINT
Recently Published Journal Articles by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Scholars
. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, August 2015. Issue includes:
. Everly Macario, Sandra Wills Hannon, Robin Baker, Christine M. Branche and Christina Trahan.
. Charlotte Chang, Laura Nixon and Robin Baker.
. Suzanne Teran, Hillary Blecker, Kelsie Scruggs, Javier GarcÃa Hernández and Barbara Rahke.
Laura Boatman, Debra Chaplan, Suzanne Teran and Laura S. Welch.
Laura Welch, Dustin Russell, Deborah Weinstock, and Eileen Betit.
. Robin Baker, Charlotte Chang, Jessica Bunting and Eileen Betit.
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| ONLINE RESOURCES
Find the latest on regulatory efforts
and Create-A-Plan to control exposures at
-- a one-stop
source of information on how to prevent
a silica hazard and protect workers
is the premier online source for construction health and safety information, with research, training materials, fact sheets and more
is a safety and health database designed with construction contractors and workers in mind - an inventory of common industry hazards paired with common-sense solutions 
Visit
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for information on our training programs, research findings, and resources for your health and safety or research initiatives
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EHS Works (ASSE), 10/12/2015
ISHN, 10/8/2015
Safety+Health, 10/25/2015
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ABOUT US
Â鶹ÊÓƵ -- Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by North America's Building Trades Unions, AFL-CIO. Working with partners like you in business, labor, government, and the universities, we strive every day to make work safer for the ten million men and women who work in the U.S. construction industry!
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