Among construction workers, laborers, machine operators, engineers, roofers, and pipefitters have been struck by lightning most often on the job.  In most places, lightning hits most often in late afternoon in spring and summer. But lightning can hit anyone in the wrong place at the wrong time. Lightning can hit the same place many times too. Lightning can stop your heart and kill you. But you can also get burns, nervous system damage, and other health problems. Some of these you may not notice until months after a lightning strike

Employers must take care by conducting extensive hazard assessments to ensure that potential injury to arm and hands of workers is avoided. The employer should determine which type of protection is needed for the utmost security, by selecting the proper glove, finger guards, arm coverings, or elbow-length glove that is appropriate for the task at hand.

Partnership to Connect America's Soldiers and Veterans with Job Opportunities. The U.S. Army Reserve launched a partnership July 2, 2009, under the Army Reserve Employer Partnership Initiative, with Helmets to Hardhats, a nonprofit program that connects America's military service members with quality career opportunities in the building and construction trades.

Glen JohnsonRecently, the International Union of Operating Engineers invited Local 49’s Business Manager Glen Johnson to testify at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration hearing in Washington D.C. During his March 17th testimony, Johnson pointed to the 49ers’ current training and certification methods as the ideal industry standard for crane operators.

Hazard Alerts are fliers that tell construction workers about hazards and how to protect themselves. They are available both as printed pocket card, and as downloadable PDF files in English and Spanish versions.

The Center to Protect Workers Rights' (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 their online library eLCOSH.

An in-depth report on U.S. crane fatalities found the number of crane-related deaths among construction workers is significant, with an average of 22 workers killed annually.

These are one page articles from JJ Keller & Associates are filled with practical advice and links to other topics which Keller has published over the years.

This 11 minute film mixes information about safe ladder selection, set-up, and use. It is useful for training on-the-job or in the classroom, and the DVD contains both English and Spanish versions. It can viewed on-line, and copies can be ordered for $8.