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Safety and Health on the Web

The Electronic Library of Construction Occupational Safety and Health (eLCOSH) was developed by the Center to Protect Workers’Rights (CPWR) with support from a grant from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Center to Protect Workers’Rights is the safety and health research, development, and training arm for the Building and Construction Trades of the AFL-CIO.

The site is updated on a regular basis as pertinent issues rise regarding construction safety and health. A partial list of contents include:

• Brochures, pocket cards, or short articles for workers about hazards and injury/illness prevention

• Toolbox talks, safety checklists, and injury/death
  investigations

• Links to government and other scientific reports

• Training requirements, materials, and other training topics

Users can explore eLCOSH in two ways—through a search key or by using buttons for different hazards, trades, types of job site, and a miscellaneous "other." There are separate Spanish language materials and a limited number of other non-English materials. Documents are posted in a universal format to assure easy downloading of original page layouts.

The eLCOSH Web site is free to the public. It is designed to help both the expert and the novice to safety. To access eLCOSH, use the following Internet address: http://www.elcosh.org.