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New Tool Improves Nanomaterials Safety Data Sheets

CPWR’s Nano Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Improvement Tool help manufacturers, distributors, and importers of products containing nanomaterials strengthen their SDSs. The free, highly interactive SDS Improvement Tool uses questions to evaluate an existing SDS and generate recommendations, based on authoritative guidance, regulations, and good industrial hygiene practice.

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Study Analyzes Underlying Causes of Falls

Falls remain the leading cause of job site deaths, with an annual average of more than 300 fatalities. In a new report summarizing responses to a CPWR survey, participants said they believed that a lack of adequate planning is a key underlying cause; lack of planning was also associated with a lower likelihood of using fall protection. Learn about these key findings and others in Underlying Causes of Falls from Heights.

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Improving Safety Leadership in Residential Construction

The Foundations for Safety Leadership for Residential Construction (FSL4Res) is designed to meet the unique safety issues found in the residential construction sector, particularly fall hazards, which remain the sector’s major cause of workplace fatalities.

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WEBINARS

3/8 -- Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Womwn

CPWR is hosting a three-part series on women in construction. The second session examines what inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces look like in the construction industry and how they can be achieved. Strategies covered will include apprenticeship readiness programs, mentorship programs, and practices such as maternity leave, inclusive PPE, sanitation, and security.
 
Panelists:
  • Mary Vogel, Executive Director, Building Pathways
  • Nicole Schwartz, Executive Director, TradesFutures
  • Vicki O’Leary, General Organizer, International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, and Chair of NABTU’s Tradeswomen’s Committee
  • Liliana Calderon, Director of Health and Safety Programs, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (IUBAC)
  • Kathleen Dobson, Safety Director, Alberici Constructors, Inc.
  • Aurora Bihler, Coordinator, Building Union Diversity (BUD) STL, Missouri Works Initiative
  • Lily Monsey, Research Coordinator, Promoting Safety and Wellbeing among SMART Tradeswomen Through Mentorship, University of Washington
 

 

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