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You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – Spanish

Highway work zones continue to have far too many traffic fatalities. Hundreds of people are killed in work zones each year. The victims include both construction workers and occupants of the vehicles trying to rush past them.

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Wobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped – Spanish

Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.

Wobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Seven Ways to Avoid Slips, Trips, and Falls – Spanish

SIETE MANERAS DE EVITAR RESBALONES, TROPIEZOS Y CAÍDAS ¿QUE ESTÁ [...]

Seven Ways to Avoid Slips, Trips, and Falls – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Three Faces of Heat Stress – Spanish

Heat - whether from the sun or from your work environment - can create a life-threatening emergency.

Three Faces of Heat Stress – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Rigging For a Safe Lift – Spanish

If you work around cranes, slings and rigging, it is your responsibility to be familiar with the tools and equipment and how to use them safely.

Rigging For a Safe Lift – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Crane Safety – Spanish

Few experiences may be as frightening as when a crane becomes unbalanced while a load is being lifted or when the crane collapses under the weight of an excessive load. An unbalanced load or crane collapse can cause death to the operator, other construction workers, can cause damage to property or equipment.

Crane Safety – Spanish2019-06-26T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing and Noise Prevention

What’s At Stake ? Many of the machines you operate, [...]

Hearing and Noise Prevention2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Hardhats Protect Soft Heads – Spanish

¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Las lesiones fatales o incapacitantes en [...]

Hardhats Protect Soft Heads – Spanish2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing and Noise Prevention – Spanish

¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Un espacio confinado no significa necesariamente [...]

Hearing and Noise Prevention – Spanish2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Prevention Safety Talk – Spanish

¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? Un incendio es una experiencia aterradora, [...]

Fire Prevention Safety Talk – Spanish2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Working in a Winter Wonderland – Spanish

¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? La luz del sol que brilla [...]

Working in a Winter Wonderland – Spanish2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Fatigue – Spanish

¿QUE ESTÁ EN RIESGO? La fatiga es el estado de [...]

Fatigue – Spanish2019-06-12T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Hand and Power Tools – Close Calls

Correct use, safe work practices, and PPE are a must when using tools! And here’s why…

Picture This: Hand and Power Tools – Close Calls2023-09-04T02:34:26+00:00

By the Numbers: Heat Stress

Whether it’s generated in an indoor setting such as a non-air-conditioned warehouse or foundry or in outdoor worksites such as construction sites or farms, too much heat can be a killer.

By the Numbers: Heat Stress2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Hand and Power Tools

Surveys estimate that work tools and power tools cause an average of nearly 400,000 visits to the emergency room each year. Of those injured, more than 200 die. Here’s what else you need to know.

By the Numbers: Hand and Power Tools2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line

In work areas where the exact location is unknown, work cannot begin until the power lines have been positively and unmistakably de-energized and grounded. In this case a worker lost his life when the jackhammer he was using hit an underground power line.

Laborer Electrocuted When Jackhammer Strikes Underground Power Line2023-09-04T08:22:36+00:00

The Deadly Outdoors

Here are three briefs on outdoor workers who died on the job. Three different incidents (one that you may never have heard of or realized it was even a hazard) with one common thread – working outdoors.

The Deadly Outdoors2023-09-04T08:20:23+00:00

Pre-Use Inspection Checklist for Hand and Power Tools

Use this inspection checklist from Harvard EH&S before using hand or power tools.

Pre-Use Inspection Checklist for Hand and Power Tools2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ergonomic Checklist for Hand Tool Selection

Use this checklist to help workers choose the best tool for the job and reduce the risk of ergonomic injuries.

Ergonomic Checklist for Hand Tool Selection2023-09-04T08:10:29+00:00

Tool: Heat Index – Summary of Risk Levels and Associated Protective Measures

The most critical actions to take to help prevent heat-related illness at each risk level.

Tool: Heat Index – Summary of Risk Levels and Associated Protective Measures2019-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: 6-Step Heat Stress Workplan

Heat and humidity, either courtesy of mother nature or from man-made equipment and environments are hard on workers. Working in hot environments can easily fatigue workers and quickly lead to serious heat-related illness if not properly managed.

Workplan: 6-Step Heat Stress Workplan2023-09-04T02:51:00+00:00
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