Forestry

What Is Workplace Horseplay

INCIDENT This worker wasn’t able to go back to his [...]

What Is Workplace HorseplayVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Machine Guarding Fatality File
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Machine Guarding Fatality File

Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Industry, Industry, Language, Machine Guarding, Manufacturing, Mining, Topic, Type

Machine Guarding Fatality File

PREAMBLE Machine guarding is a safety feature on or around manufacturing or other [...]

Machine Guarding Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing Loss

INCIDENT The Helena Police Department in Montana reached a $100,000 [...]

Hearing LossVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: Lead

INCIDENT A maintenance worker at Republic Steel, an automotive steel [...]

Fatality File: LeadVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Critical Elements of an Emergency Action Plan

Preparedness; save lives; confusion Prevent injuries; uncertainty; emergencies; Prevent injuries; [...]

What are the Critical Elements of an Emergency Action PlanVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

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Noise

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Noise

INCIDENT In 2008, Jeff Ammon, 55, began noticing a feeling [...]

NoiseVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Trenching and Excavation Fatality
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Trenching and Excavation Fatality

Construction, English, Excavation and Trenching, Fatality Reports, Forestry, Industry, Language, Mining, Topic, Type, Utilities

Trenching and Excavation Fatality

INCIDENT A 22-year-old man was killed when the 14-foot-deep trench [...]

Trenching and Excavation FatalityVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What is the Current Dose Limits for Exposure to Licensed Sources of Radiation?

100mSv over 5 years or 50mSv annually 50mSv over 5 [...]

What is the Current Dose Limits for Exposure to Licensed Sources of Radiation?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Ladder Fatality from Fall
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Ladder Fatality from Fall

Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, English, Fatality Reports, Forestry, Industry, Ladders, Language, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type

Ladder Fatality from Fall

INCIDENT On Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, four gutter installation specialists arrived [...]

Ladder Fatality from FallVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Stress Risk Factors

INCIDENT TRAVELLING through New York on a train, Catherine Plano [...]

Stress Risk FactorsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?

Personal Protective Equipment; training; hazards. Supervision; maintenance; inspections/ risk assessment. [...]

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Extinguisher

INCIDENT Barney’s heart pounded when he opened the back room [...]

Fire ExtinguisherVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Drugsand Alcohol

INCIDENT At approximately midnight, a worker was attempting to repair [...]

Drugsand AlcoholVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 4 Key Action Items of Preventative Maintenance?

Maintenance; inspection; detection; work environment. Detection; correction; defective equipment; maintenance. [...]

What are the 4 Key Action Items of Preventative Maintenance?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

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Hearing Conservation

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Hearing Conservation

INCIDENT In 2008, Jeff Ammon, 55, began noticing a feeling [...]

Hearing ConservationVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Safety

INCIDENT February 27, 2020 at 6:25 AM EST IREDELL COUNTY, [...]

Driver SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?

Identify hazards; ensure workers safety; protect equipment and public. Plan [...]

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: New / Young Worker Safety

INCIDENT The incident happened at an agricultural cooperative (co-op). The [...]

Fatality File: New / Young Worker SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ Inspections

INCIDENT The relatives of the Danbury man killed in an industrial [...]

Fatality File: JSA / Audits/ InspectionsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?

Inspection guideline; vibrations; training. Protective systems; pre-planning; soil types Protective [...]

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatigue

INCIDENT Air Force Reserve Command’s top three safety emphasis items [...]

FatigueVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Injury / Illness

INCIDENT A man died after being hospitalized with a back [...]

Injury / IllnessVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?

Emergency situations; readiness; training. Emergency equipment; power supply; maintenance. Emergency [...]

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Health and Wellness

INCIDENT Heart attacks can be covered by workers’ compensation insurance [...]

Health and WellnessVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Contractor Safety

INCIDENT A former Naples framing contractor is headed to prison for violating [...]

Contractor SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00