CPWR provides practical information for construction workers in many formats. Publications - some in Spanish - include hazard alerts for workers, fliers, booklets, and access to all of the information on our online library eLCOSH. In addition to producing videos and DVDs, CPWR organizes conferences for stakeholders, presents research findings at meetings, and offers a free online tool for searching solutions to trade-specific worksite hazards at Construction Solutions.

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Send a check or money order for the total amount, which includes shipping and handling, made payable to CPWR attention :

CPWR

ATTN: Sharretta Benjamin

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Silver Spring, MD 20910

If you have questions, please call CPWR at 301-578-8500.

  
 
Hazard Alert Cards
Review hazard alert cards in Spanish and English on 25 topics - from electricity for non-electricians and working safely outside in extreme heat to ladder safety and working with power tools.
   
Dont' Fall For It!
This 11-minute ladder safety/fall prevention DVD mixes interviews with survivors of falls from ladders (or victims' survivors) with information about safe ladder use and procedures.
   
Don't Fall For It! - Tip Sheets
Four 2-page flyers in English and Spanish on ladder safety procedures and facts. PDFs of the fliers are on the Don't Fall For It! DVD.
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Save Your Skin: Glove Wear for Wet Cement Work
Eight pages, with line drawings.  Advises on ways to prevent contact dermatitis, a major cause of work-related disability for workers handling wet cement products.  One copy free of charge; $1.50 each for 2-10 copies; $1 each for more than 10.  Produced with the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons' International Association.
   
Employers Guide to Skin Protection
This guide highlights best practices to protecting the skin in construction work including: recognition of skin problems, worksite exposures and putting protection into action at home and work.
   

Working with Epoxy Resin Systems

in Construction

A guide for any tradesperson working with epoxy: brick, concrete and masonry; cement workers, painters (using paint with epoxy resins), and plumbers/pipefitters.

Get all the details - protective clothing and equipment, selecting gloves, engineering controls - to reduce exposure and prevent an allergic reaction.  Only available as a PDF.

   
Physician's Alerts
This document identifies seven types of work-related skin disorders, their likely causes and recommended treatments.  Workers with skin problems should give this pamphlet to their doctor.
   
  
Toolbox Talks
CPWR has amassed a large collection of toolbox talks on our electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health at www.elcosh.org. Many topics/talks are available as PDFs.
 
   
Tools for Trainers
The online electronic library eLCOSH offers many aids for trainers – PowerPoint presentations, tipsheets, Bright Ideas from workers, and much more is available. And all of it is free. Be sure to check out the many offerings on eLCOSH.
   
Journeymen Technical Information Papers

OSHA’s Focused Inspection Program in Construction. 2003. $2
Explains what, where, why, and how of OSHA’s focused inspection program for construction. Suggests how employers and workers can best use the program. 6 pages.

Protection from Electric Shock and Arc Flash. 2003. $2
For electricians, covers hazards, de-energizing and working on or near live circuits. Tables list approach boundaries, hazard risk categories for various tasks, and requirements for flame-resistant clothing and equipment. 8 pages.

 
 
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