Safety
Toxins on the Construction Jobsite: Questions and Answers
Construction workers are more prone to health hazards than other occupations, partially due to exposure to toxins such as asbestos, silica, formaldehyde, inorganic arsenic and benzene.
By Marla McIntyre
January 11, 2021
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Safety
by Marla McIntyre
Marla McIntyre is a digital editor of CE This Week and ConstructionExec.com. She edited Construction Executive’s Tech Trends and Risk Management eNewsletters and is the author of more than 200 articles and publications, including Construction Executive’s annual technology predictions, Technology & Software Rundown column and an award-winning series for the Risk Management Association. Her extensive construction and risk management background includes stints as executive director the Surety Information Office and American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington.
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