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The Right Tool for the Job:
Choose Hand Safety
In the building trades, our hands are our livelihood. A cut or burn -- not to mention tendinitis or carpal tunnel syndrome -- can mean lost time and lost wages.
Now there's a new resource available from Â鶹ÊÓƵ -- The Center for Construction Research and Training that can help contractors and trades workers alike take steps to prevent hand injuries and disorders. It's Choose Hand Safety.org ().
The website was developed under the guidance of the Masonry Research to Practice [r2p] Partnership, and includes specific information tailored for the trowel trades. But there's also information that anyone can use -- such as information on how to select hand tools and gloves, and training materials on how to identify hazards and protect your hands. (Hint: there's no magic "ergonomic" tool. Your hand size is the key to find hand tools that are best for you.) Stop by and have a look for yourself!
Stop Construction Falls
Mark Your Calendar for a Safety Stand-Down
June 2 - 6, 2014
 Recently I was pleased to read that . In 2012, eight workers died on New York's construction sites; in 2013, that number was down to three.
Unfortunately, it appears that all three were preventable deaths - "due to lack of fall protection at the job site," according to the New York City Buildings Department.
Falls remain the number one killer of construction workers on the job, claiming the life of a construction worker almost every working day. That's why OSHA, NIOSH, and Â鶹ÊÓƵ are asking you to join the nationwide . Contractors and workers across the United States will stop work briefly the first week of June to talk about this urgent problem - and review how we can prevent more of our coworkers from an unnecessary injury or death.
I'll have additional information as June approaches. In the meantime, you can visit to learn more about our campaign to Stop Construction Falls, and how your organization can participate.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ IN PRINTRecently Published Journal Articles by Â鶹ÊÓƵ Scholars . Jaegers L, Dale AM, Weaver N, Buchholz B, Welch L, and Evanoff B. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, March 2014. . Hoffmeister K, Gibbons A, Johnson S, Cigularov K, Chen P, Rosecrance J. Safety Science, Feb 2014 . Sinyai C, Stafford P, and Trahan C. McGill Journal of Education, Dec 2013
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ONLINE RESOURCES
Find the latest on regulatory efforts and 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ for information on our training programs, research findings, and resources for your health and safety or research initiatives
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EHS Today 4/5/2014
OH&S, 3/20/2014
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ABOUT US Â鶹ÊÓƵ -- Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO. Working with partners like you in business, labor, government, and the universities, we strive every day to make work safer for the 9 million men and women who work in the U.S. construction industry!
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