Building Trades and Safety

American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
The American Heart Association has guidelines for performing CPR along with information on CPR classes in your area.

Center to Protect Workers Rights
http://www.cpwr.com/
The purpose of this site is to educate workers about safety, health, economic, technology and training in the construction industry. The Hazard Alerts section of this site has a series of flyers that tell workers how they can protect themselves from various on the job hazards.

Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
This site gives basic information on performing CPR on adults, children and infants.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
This is website is produced by the federal agency that is “responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness”.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration
http://www.osha.gov
Visitors to this site can find online versions of the OSHA standards.

Safety and Health Topics: Fire Safety
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/firesafety/index.html
This section of the OSHA website deals specifically with workplace fires.

Safety and Health Topics: Trenching and Excavation
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/trenchingexcavation/index.html
This site deals with four hazards for workers working in trenches, no protective system; failure to inspect trench and protective systems; unsafe spoil-pile placement; and unsafe access egress.