Picture This! Raise a Glass to Rising Temperatures
Hot weather, high humidity, a lack of water and insufficient rest breaks can quickly lead to life-threatening heat illness.
Picture This! Photo Op Was a Safety Flop GalleryPicture This! Photo Op Was a Safety Flop
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Picture This! Photo Op Was a Safety Flop
Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was photographed using a nail gun to promote a home improvement stimulus program. Too bad he wasn't wearing any PPE.
Picture This! One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
When workers see a familiar container, they fully expect it to contain what's on the label. But if that food or drink container has been re-purposed as a chemical container, the results can be devastating for anyone who consumes some of the contents.
Picture This! Heave Ho and Away We Go
The workers in this photograph could serve as poster boys for how not to lift heavy objects.
Picture This! Choreographing a Dangerous Dance with Safety
This scenario, involving a worker climbing on the upper rungs of a stepladder and lifting heavy objects from a shelf, plays out countless times across the world every day. Sadly, the consequences of this unsafe behavior can be life-altering or life-ending.
Picture This! Heaters and Flammables are a Deadly Mix
Two people died and a third person was injured in an explosion in a garage in Edmonton, Canada. Gas from a fuel tank spilled and its vapors were ignited by a red-hot propane heater. This photograph shows the damage caused in the fire and explosion.
Picture This! Automated Survey Machines Ensure Safety in Seattle’s Big Dig
A massive $3.1 billion project to replace Seattle's aging Alaskan Way Viaduct with an underground tunnel is making use of automated survey machines to detect ground movement while the two-mile-long tunnel is being bored under downtown Seattle.
Picture This! An Ironic Place for an Unsafe Act
Working without fall protection on any roof is dangerous, but taking life or death risks on a crematorium roof is both hazardous and ironic.
Picture This! When What Goes Up Doesn’t Come Down
This dramatic photograph shows what can happen when a garbage truck driver forgets to lower a raised bin before driving away. The driver survived, but not without injuries.
Picture This! Operation Overload Hits the Highway
This photograph shows an extreme case of vehicle overloading on a highway. A gust of wind, an abrupt driving maneuver or failure of a component securing this load could have fatal consequences.
Picture This! Carpenter Survives Nail Gun to the Heart
Imagine accidentally lodging a large nail deep inside your heart and living to tell about it. A Minnesota carpenter is recovering from open heart surgery after his ordeal.
Picture This! In Case of Drowning Emergency, Find Knife to Cut Rope
Here's an example oaf having an object designed to save lives that may be useless because it isn't easily accessible. The object in this case is a rescue ring that can't be used without a knife to cut it free.
Picture This! You Can’t Get There from Here
What happens to your rig when you underestimate a clearance height?
Picture This! Where’s the Emergency Phone, Jack?
You can't always believe what you read, especially when a sign points the way to an emergency telephone that doesn't exist.
Picture This! Human Crane Feeling the Strain GalleryPicture This! Human Crane Feeling the Strain
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Picture This! Human Crane Feeling the Strain
When people don't have the right equipment or are too lazy to go get it, they tend to improvise in ways that are anything but wise. Here's a photo of a man holding a worker upside down outside an elevated window. The strain is plainly evident on his face.
Picture This! You Do the Hokey Pokey And…
Practice makes perfect, or so it is said. But workers who perfect unsafe practices and think nothing bad will ever happen to them are often sadly proven wrong.
Picture This! Human Stepladder Puts Safety Out of Step GalleryPicture This! Human Stepladder Puts Safety Out of Step
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Picture This! Human Stepladder Puts Safety Out of Step
How many workers does it take to safely change a light bulb? Apparently more than these three guys.
Picture This! Why Safety Matters
It's human nature to care more about others' safety, health and well-being than our own. But don't lose sight of the fact that people who love you are counting on you to come home safe and healthy at the end of your shift.
Picture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting GalleryPicture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting
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Picture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting
If the nearest ladder is more than a few feet away, many workers will take the easy way out and use a chair or other object as a substitute. This worker shown here has made the unsafe choice of using stacked milk cartons as a ladder to reach the upper shelf of a rack.
Picture This! What do you Mean I Can’t Smoke Here?
Increasingly, smokers are being driven outdoors by tough indoor anti-smoking laws, but as this photo shows, there are situations where firing up a cigarette outdoors isn't safe or smart.
Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix GalleryPicture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
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Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.
Picture This! A New Take on Turkey Day
It was a new twist on Turkey Day for this truck driver, who had a large bird smash through his vehicle's windshield. He suffered no injuries.
Picture This! Do Sharp Metal and Safety Ropes Mix Well?
A safety inspector visited a church roofing project site after receiving a complaint about unsafe conditions and observed safety ropes running over sharp metal roofing surfaces. Here's a photo of what the inspector saw before issuing a stop- work order.
Picture This! Workplace Adventures in the Land of Nod
If a worker becomes tired enough, nothing will stop that person from falling asleep. If that person is driving or performing other safety sensitive tasks, an unintentional nap can have devastating consequences.
Picture This! So Just Where Exactly is the Fire Exit? GalleryPicture This! So Just Where Exactly is the Fire Exit?
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Picture This! So Just Where Exactly is the Fire Exit?
Signs that point the way to safety can be lifesavers during emergencies, but unfortunately, not all signs provide valuable information, as this photo illustrates.
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