More stories about Safety

• Tool Test: Door Planers for Door Hangers

  A good fence, versatile controls, and a long base for controlling snipe are key.

• Letters

  Safety factor; willing workers; school days; starting a training program; insurance-work advice; setting the record straight in Arizona; more

• Vacation-Home Security

  The term “security system” takes on a meaning far beyond “burglar alarms” when you’re working on high-end beachfront resort homes that remain unoccupied for long periods. Such was the lesson learned when a fire devastated this historic house on Martha’s Vineyard. The rebuilt structure now includes...

• Toolbox: Hilti Drywall Screw Guns

  Hilti drywall screw guns; tool organization; safety gear

• In The News

  Storm-protection products take off; Arizona cracks down; Washington state's safety-inspection spat; private firms to conduct inspections in Houston; more

• Getting Pipe Staging Right

  A contractor who depends on frame scaffolding for daily production relates some basic rules for safe setup and use.

• Letters

  Immigrant labor; sealed crawlspace follow-up; a remodeler risk; more

• In the News

  Another deck collapse; problems with painting stucco; translucent concrete; more

• Legal: How Long Should You Keep Business Records?

  How long should you keep business records?

• Letters

  Protecting deck ledger with membrane; house trap follow up; Spanish language resources; in praise of change orders; more