Forestry

Protect Your Back

How This Affects You: Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.

Protect Your BackVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hand Tool Hazards

We all know how important it is to use caution around power tools. But what about tools in general? Can a wrench really be dangerous?

Hand Tool HazardsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Are You Using Your Fall Protection Equipment Correctly?

In the US more than 15,000 people die each year from falls, placing falls second only to motor vehicle collisions as the leading cause of accidental death. In Canada, more than 1,800 people die as a result of falling each year. And across North America, tens of thousands of workers are injured in falls every year, with many of these incidents occurring from a height where fall protection measures should have been taken but weren’t.

Are You Using Your Fall Protection Equipment Correctly?Vicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Keep a Lookout for Eye Injuries

Every day thousands of workers are exposed to sight altering and life altering eye injuries. Of those workers exposed, over 2,000 end up needing medical treatment each day because of a job-related eye injury.

Keep a Lookout for Eye InjuriesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Rules Protect You

The safety rules, policies and procedures of your workplace are there to protect you from workplace hazards and to help prevent injuries.

Safety Rules Protect YouVicky Pickford2023-09-04T17:56:07+00:00

Soaking Up The Rays Isn’t Such a Good Idea

Trouble is, this worker might not realize that even young healthy skin can get cancer by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays. Most of the damaging UV radiation we get comes from sunlight. There's

Soaking Up The Rays Isn’t Such a Good IdeaVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Look Out For The Little Guy

All drivers need to watch out for small vehicles on the road – the compact car hiding in the truck driver's blind spot, the bicycle courier passing on the right side at an intersection and the oncoming motorcycle.

Look Out For The Little GuyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Use Extension Ladders Safely

How This Affects You: Every year thousands of employees are injured in falls from ladders.

Use Extension Ladders SafelyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish

Sus manos corren una variedad de peligros diariamente en el trabajo.

Hand Protection is a Good Deal – SpanishVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Addressing Your Concerns about Hearing Protection

Hearing loss is one of the fastest growing chronic conditions facing today’s workers, affecting nearly 30 million people in the United States and Canada. While there are many causes of hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common types and it can affect anyone who is exposed to loud sounds or noise over a long period of time, whether at work or during recreational activities.

Addressing Your Concerns about Hearing ProtectionVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Keep your Guard Up around Machines

Exposure to unguarded or improperly guarded machines causes over 1000 deaths and 20,000 serious cuts, crushing injuries, scalpings and amputations every year

Keep your Guard Up around MachinesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Tornado Safety Basics – Seasonal Safety

The tornado season in North America begins in April, peaks in June and July, and ends in September. But really the storms can occur at any time, with approximately 1,000 tornadoes being reported in the United States and 80 in Canada each year.

Tornado Safety Basics – Seasonal SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Stop Falls With Protective Gear

Fall protection includes personal fall arrest equipment, conventional equipment such as guardrails, and positioning device systems. A fall arrest system is used to halt a person's fall from a working level 10 feet (three meters)

Stop Falls With Protective GearVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Good Footwear Beats Sore Feet

When your feet hurt, everything hurts. Ask anyone finishing a long shift in bad shoes.

Good Footwear Beats Sore FeetVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Use Tools Safely

How This Affects You: You can be seriously injured by using common workplace tools incorrectly.

Use Tools SafelyVicky Pickford2023-09-04T19:16:13+00:00

Hand Protection is a Good Deal

There are a number of hazards your hands encounter every day on the job. Here are a few examples.

Hand Protection is a Good DealVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Contractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout

Workers all have their areas of expertise and they develop impressive skills through years of experience. But being an expert machine operator doesn’t necessarily mean one is able to perform critical maintenance or repairs on that machinery.

Contractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – HandoutVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Eight Signs You May Need Refresher Training

Things are constantly changing in many areas of people?s lives. Your job likely sees a lot of change, where new methods of doing things are introduced, potentially affecting your safety and health.

Eight Signs You May Need Refresher TrainingVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Guards Keep You From Danger

A sawmill worker suffered multiple fractures to his right arm when it became caught in an edger outfeed chain and sprocket. For unknown reasons, he had lifted the guard to check the drive mechanism.

Guards Keep You From DangerVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chainsaw Can Be Friend or Foe

People who never touched a chainsaw before have been using these tools for disaster cleanup. So it's time for a safety talk on the hazards of these tools.

Chainsaw Can Be Friend or FoeVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoid Workplace Violence

How This Affects You: Workplace violence can happen to anyone, even you.

Avoid Workplace ViolenceVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Know Your Chemicals

Chemicals enter the body in a number of different ways. A chemical can be absorbed by the skin, inhaled, ingested or through a puncture like a needle. Once in the body, chemicals are circulated by

Know Your ChemicalsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Step It Up on Ladder Safety

If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers swinging off skyscrapers, think again. Because ladder use is so common, many workers take ladder safety for granted, and do not take the appropriate precautions.

Step It Up on Ladder SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Keep an Eye on Your Sight

Being splashed in the face with molten metal and being splashed with water will have dramatically different results on your body.

Keep an Eye on Your SightVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Get Caught Between a Truck and a Hard Place

The space between a loading dock and a truck trailer is one of the most dangerous in any plant. But no matter how fast things move for just-in-time shipping, you should always make time for safety.

Don’t Get Caught Between a Truck and a Hard PlaceVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00