Acknowledgements

Writing and Research

James T. Albers, NIOSH Division of Applied Research and Technology
Cheryl F. Estill, NIOSH Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies

Editing and Design

Eugene Darling, Labor Occupational Health Program (LOHP), University of California, Berkeley
Kate Oliver, LOHP
Laura Stock, LOHP
Anne Votaw, NIOSH

Illustrations

Mary Ann Zapalac

Photo Credits

All photos: NIOSH, except: p.23 (bottom) Jennifer Hess; p.27 (both photos) Earl Dotter; p.29 (bottom) Racatac Industries Inc.; p.31 (both photos) Non-Stop Scaffolding; p.35 (left) Genie Industries, (right) Scott Schneider; p.37 (bottom) Streimer Sheet MetalWorks, Inc.; p.39 (bottom) Hilti Corporation; p.41 (top) Midstate Education and Service Foundation, (bottom) Tape Tech Tools; p.43 (both photos) Midstate Education and Service Foundation; p.49 (bottom) Expanded Shale, Clay, and Slate Institute; p.51 (top) Messer Construction, (bottom) Spec Mix Inc.; p.53 (top) Scott Fulmer, (middle/bottom) Jennifer Hess; p.55 (top)Wood's Powr-Grip; p.59 Cal/OSHA; p.61 (all photos) Cal/OSHA; p.63 (all photos) Midstate Education and Service Foundation; p.65 (bottom) Quickpoint, Inc.; p.67 (bottom) ErgoAir, Inc.; p.69 (top) Messer Construction; p.71 (middle/bottom) Midwest Tool and Cutlery Co.; p.73 (bottom) Slip-On Lock Nut Co. and Morton MachineWorks.

Tip Sheet Contributors

Tip Sheet #1. Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #2. Scott Schneider, MS, CIH, Laborers' Health and Safety Fund of North America, Washington, DC, and Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #3. Jennifer Hess, DC, PhD, University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center, Eugene, OR, and Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #4. Kate Stewart, MS, and Steve Russell, MS, Seattle,WA, and Build It Smart, Olympia, WA.

Tip Sheet #5. Peter Vi, MS, Construction Safety Association of Ontario, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada, and Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #6. Phil Lemons and Kelly True, Streimer Sheet Metal, Portland, OR, and Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #7. Charles P. Austin, MS, CIH, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), Alexandria, VA.

Tip Sheet #8. Greg Shaw, Midstate Education and Service Foundation, Ithaca, NY.

Tip Sheet #9. Greg Shaw, Midstate Education and Service Foundation, Ithaca, NY.

Tip Sheet #10. Dan Anton, PhD, PT, ATC, University of Iowa, College of Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iowa City, IA.

Tip Sheet #11. Pamela Entzel, JD, MPH, Center to ProtectWorkers' Rights, Silver Spring, MD, Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #12. Jennifer Hess, DC, PhD, University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center, Eugene, OR, and the Center to ProtectWorkers' Rights, Silver Spring, MD.

Tip Sheet #13.Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #14. Adapted from the booklet Easy Ergonomics: A Guide to Selecting Non-Powered Hand Tools (2004), a joint publication of the California Dept. of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and NIOSH. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.2004-164.

Tip Sheet #15. Greg Shaw, Midstate Education and Service Foundation, Ithaca, NY.

Tip Sheet #16. Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #17. Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #18. Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #19. Charles P. Austin, MS, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), Alexandria, VA, Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.

Tip Sheet #20. Jim Albers, MPH, CIH, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH, and Cherie Estill, MS, PE, NIOSH, Cincinnati, OH.