Picture This! You’ve Got to Know When to Scaffold ‘Em
This picture illustrates a depressingly common half-measure in construction--the use of an unsafe work platform that provides zero fall protection to workers.
How to Get an Extension to Correct a Violation GalleryHow to Get an Extension to Correct a Violation
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How to Get an Extension to Correct a Violation
When OSHA inspectors show up at a worksite, they generally [...]
Picture This! In the Crow’s Nest
This rickety looking set-up is enough to raise the hair on your neck.
Picture This! Trench has a ‘Lakeshore’ but no Shoring
Working in any trench without safeguards against collapse is risky, but this photo shows workers toiling in a deep, mucky one with lots of water in the bottom. It's a recipe for disaster.
Picture This! Open Excavation Beckons the Unsuspecting
Unprotected excavations and unguarded floor openings result in countless preventable injuries and fatalities around the world every year. Here's a picture illustrating this type of hazard.
FUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers GalleryFUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers
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FUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers
Key Takeaways: Distinguish between risk management and impairment management Explain [...]
Manitoba Plans Substantial Hikes in Safety Violation Fines GalleryManitoba Plans Substantial Hikes in Safety Violation Fines
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Manitoba Plans Substantial Hikes in Safety Violation Fines
Safety Violation Fine Hikes Manitoba Labour Minister Jennifer Howard has [...]
Picture This! De-Feeting the Purpose of Safety Footwear GalleryPicture This! De-Feeting the Purpose of Safety Footwear
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Picture This! De-Feeting the Purpose of Safety Footwear
Whatever part of this safety footwear which was considered to be “safe” by the wearer is something that only he would know.
Picture This! Look What We’ve Caught Here
You never know what you might snag if you excavate before calling to find out the location of underground utilities.
Picture This! Maintenance Acrobatics GalleryPicture This! Maintenance Acrobatics
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Picture This! Maintenance Acrobatics
Balancing one-handed on a railing several feet above the ground without any form of fall protection could be this maintenance worker's downfall.
Picture This: When Ingenuity Goes Too Far and Too High
One of the safety violations in this image is almost screaming at you, it's so obvious.
Picture This! I Spy a Contaminated Eyewash Station
Someone has added a few contaminants of his own to this eyewash station.
Picture This! Is He Washing His Hands at the Urinal? GalleryPicture This! Is He Washing His Hands at the Urinal?
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Picture This! Is He Washing His Hands at the Urinal?
Does this graphic ACTUALLY depict a man washing his hands in a urinal? What is going on?
Picture This! Wrong Side of the Fence
Want to show your employees an example of unsafe work practices? This construction worker is a frightening example of being a step away from a fatal fall.
Picture This! Fall Protection is NOT a Team Effort!
These workers are taking a potentially deadly risk by tying off to one another
Picture This! A Few Bricks Short of a Secured Load
This photograph of bricks tumbling from a scaffold shows how vital it is for workers to secure tools and materials against movement when working from scaffolds or other elevated areas. Anyone working or walking below could easily have been killed by the falling materials.
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! Leaning on the Wrong Side of Safety
This worker could be caught between shards of glass and a hard place as a result of leaning against a window.
Picture This! Icy Slip and Slide! GalleryPicture This! Icy Slip and Slide!
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Picture This! Icy Slip and Slide!
Winter weather means snow and ice, which can cause slips-and-falls.
Picture This: Trench and Excavation Hazards
Trenches and excavations pose various safety hazards to the workers who must work in and around them.
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! He’s Not on Board With Safety
Try bending sharply at the waist for a minute and then stand up. Feel dizzy? Now imagine doing it while standing on two narrow boards high above the ground, with nothing but hard ground to break your fall should you lose your balance.
Picture This: Defying the Laws of Physics and Common Sense:
Some things you have to see to believe
Picture This! Did Anyone See Where I Put the…
There are messy workplace and then there are th MESSY workplaces. Shown here is a housekeeping house of horrors that puts construction workers at serious risk for slip, trip and fall injuries.
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.
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