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Selected union, university, and government web sites listed here have helpful information about construction safety and health. |
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- AFL-CIO Under "Get Informed," click on "Health & Safety at Work"
- Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers
- Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed)
- Build It Smart Focuses on Hearing Conservation in the State of Washington
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
- The Construction Institute Conferences, courses, and research on construction safety and health for the industry in New England
- Construction Safety Council Includes hazard alerts on excavations, contact with power lines, and more.
- Construction Solutions Designed for owners, contractors, and workers, this
database offers information on health hazards, and practical control measures to
reduce or eliminate those hazards.
- Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health, eLCOSH
- Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Labour Organization (ILO). Publications on construction safety and health in English, Spanish and other languages.
- International Masonry Institute (IMI) Strategic alliance between the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC), and their contractors, promoting quality masonry construction.
- Labor Occupational Health Program (Tailgate training in English and Spanish).
- Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America.
- National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Training
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) On-the-job safety and health information, plus links to many occupational safety and health resources. Includes resources on the World Trade Center.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association
- Oregon State University - Research to explore using engineering and design alternatives to improve construction safety.
- OSHA's page on worker rights
- U.S. Department of Energy; Public Outreach
Provides information to members outside of DOE who wish to gain information on subjects of interest, without needing organizational or historic knowledge of events.
- Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Includes Safety Matters newsletter.
- The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC)
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The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College Promotes quality of employment as an imperative for the 21st century multi-generational workforce. The Center integrates evidence from research with insights from workplace experiences to inform innovative organizational decision-making. Collaborating with business leaders and scholars in a multi-disciplinary dialogue, the Center develops the next generation of knowledge for talent management.
- Teamsters Building Material and Construction Trade Division
- University of Massachusetts Lowell Construction Occupational Health Program
- The University System of Georgia MSDS Database A material safety data sheet site with links to other MSDS sites. No manual typing of chemical names. Just click on the first letter of the chemical you're looking for and that brings you to a complete list of chemicals beginning with that letter.
- West Virginia University, Safety and Health Extension.
- WorkSafe Health & Safety Centre for Construction This section of the WorkSafe B.C.'s website lists tools, publications, and other resources to help prevent the most common injuries and illnesses in construction.
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