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  • n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP)

    Health Hazard Alert describes how exposure occurs, in what industries, and the potential health effects of exposure. The alert also provides advice on minimizing exposure at the workplace, including use of safer alternatives (when available).
    California — Brochure — 7/14/2014 — 5 Views

  • Lead Warning Label

    Printable warning label for containers with lead-contaminated clothing and equipment;complies with most recent Cal/OSHA hazard communication requirements.
    California — Other — 7/11/2014 — 5 Views

  • Lead Warning Labels - Two per page

    Two-to-a-page printable warning label for containers with lead-contaminated clothing and equipment; complies with most recent Cal/OSHA hazard communication requirementss.
    California — Other — 7/11/2014 — 5 Views

  • Silicosis in New Mexico

    This infographic (PDF format) illustrates that New Mexico has historically high rates of silicosis because of mining. However, not all silicosis in the state is mine-related. It clearly shows the relative comparison of deaths from or with silicosis by industry between mining, construction, or other industries. It goes on to explain that silicosis is a preventable occupational lung disease that is caused by breathing in dusts containing crystalline silica and more. More »
    New Mexico — Other — 7/11/2014 — 96 Views

  • Auto Technician Mistakes Handicapped- Accessible Accelerator Pedal for Brake Pedal and Fatally Pins Co-Worker (14KY001)

    Monday, January 6, 2014, a 50-year-old master technician and married father was sitting at his desk in the service bay area of a dealership, with his back to the service area, when an auto technician mistook a handicapped-accessible accelerator pedal for the brake pedal causing a Lincoln MKX to travel forward. The vehicle struck the desk chair the victim was sitting in and knocked him into the desk. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 7/2/2014 — 37 Views

  • Emergency Responders Struck and Killed During Incident Response

    Haz Alert for emergency responders and tow truck drivers on roadside dangers of being struck by approaching traffic while outside of vehicle.
    Kentucky — Case Report — 7/2/2014 — 37 Views

  • Kentucky FACE Program 2013 Annual Report

    Kentucky FACE Program 2013 Annual Report
    Kentucky — Annual Report — 7/2/2014 — 38 Views

  • Secure it to move it! Don't lose it!

    Poster demonstrating how people can secure their ladder in a truck to keep it from falling when transporting it on the roadway.
    Kentucky — Brochure — 7/2/2014 — 39 Views

  • A Metal Fabrication and Finishing Foreman Dies After 25 Foot Fall at a Commercial Building Site (13KY042)

    On a fall Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 pm, a 53-year-old male fabrication and finishing foreman was installing sheets of insulation prior to decking on a commercial building. The foreman was standing at the edge of the decking on roof beams, arguing with an excavation contractor about the movement of his loader to complete grading work. Witnesses say the foreman was distracted when he told the other workers to spread the “itchy” (meaning rolls of fiberglass insulation). More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 7/2/2014 — 38 Views

  • Steel Worker Falls from Highway (10KY043)

    On a fall day in 2010, a 49 year-old steel worker fell from a highway bridge he was working from and died. The steel worker was in the process of leveling jacks for concrete forms. He had donned a fall protection harness with an attached lanyard then stepped outside the lifeline onto a 10”x2” wooden board to verify the jacks were level. As the steel worker stepped over the lifeline, he did not attach the lanyard and fell approximately 28 feet onto the railroad tracks below. More »
    Kentucky — Case Report — 7/2/2014 — 37 Views
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