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Working Safely is no Mean Feet

They carry you through heat or cold, wet and slippery conditions. Your feet are also at risk from falling construction materials and equipment. No wonder wearing approved steel-toed boots can be required on the job.

Working Safely is no Mean Feet2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Driving in the Dark

Most motor vehicle fatalities happen after dark, even though we drive less at night than in the daytime.

Driving in the Dark2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

A Slice of Safety Can Help Prevent Knife Injuries

Many workers use utility knives to open packaging. But one wrong move and these tools can do serious harm. In fact, nearly 40 percent of all injuries attributed to manual workshop tools in the US involve utility knives. And it’s not only utility knives that pose a risk. The straight hand knife is also a commonly used tool in many industries and the cause of many severe accidents.

A Slice of Safety Can Help Prevent Knife Injuries2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Corrosive Safety – Acids and Bases

Corrosive chemicals are used to break down metal and for other industrial purposes, but they can also destroy body tissue on contact. They are extremely dangerous if handled improperly. 

Corrosive Safety – Acids and Bases2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Ladder Safety, Rung By Rung

Anyone who uses the wrong ladder for a job or uses it inappropriately is courting trouble. Don?t become a statistic. Remember these ladder safety tips: Select the correct ladder. Why waver on the top rung

Ladder Safety, Rung By Rung2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 Training2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Lockout/Tagout/Tryout: Your Key to Safety

Meanwhile, Bill the operator returned from his break. He did not see John and there was no indication the machine was under repair. Assuming his machine was ready to run, Bill started it. He had

Lockout/Tagout/Tryout: Your Key to Safety2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Stop, Look and Move Out of the Line of Fire

We often hear about people being “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” While this saying often refers to people who have been victims of crime, it certainly applies to workers as well.

Stop, Look and Move Out of the Line of Fire2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Experiment With Safety in a Laboratory

Laboratories harbor fire and explosion hazards, and radiation hazards. There may be high-powered equipment which could cause cuts, entanglement or electrocution. There also could be biohazardous materials which can cause fatal diseases.

Don’t Experiment With Safety in a Laboratory2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Keep Safety On Hand

The worst, of course, would be an amputation – cutting off a hand or fingers. An amputation can be fatal because of the loss of blood, shock, infection or other effects. An amputation can happen

Keep Safety On Hand2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Drive Forwards – Not Backwards

Reverse can be more dangerous than forward. Backing up causes many damaging collisions as well as fatal accidents, particularly ones involving pedestrians. Think ahead and try to avoid many backing-up situations. Before you park, enter

Drive Forwards – Not Backwards2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

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 Back2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

‘Caught Between’ Hazards

When you work around machinery, vehicles and anything else that moves, you could be caught in a tight spot and crushed.

‘Caught Between’ Hazards2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Maintain Your Guard Around Mobile Equipment

Every year, more than 100 workers across North America die and thousands more are injured in highway work zones—areas where road construction, maintenance or utility work is being undertaken.

Maintain Your Guard Around Mobile Equipment2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Confined Space Standby Person: Racing To The Rescue Is Death For You

If you’re a standby person and think all the risks are inside the confined space, think again: over 60% of confined space deaths don’t involve people assigned to work in the confined space. These deaths involve the standby person or other would-be rescuers who enter the confined space in an emergency.

Confined Space Standby Person: Racing To The Rescue Is Death For You2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Cleaning Up

“We can’t afford to spend time on making things look pretty. We’ve got production to get out,” he said. That’s true as far as it goes, but plant housekeeping involves a lot more than making

Cleaning Up2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Fatigue Can Be Fatal

Employees often work shifts that consist of many more consecutive hours or days than the average worker in this country. Additionally, people working the night shift are often faced with hazardous work that is deliberately

Fatigue Can Be Fatal2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 Hazards2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

10 Basic Safety Rules

Workplace safety can be a complex issue, but learning and adhering to a few safety basics can go a long way toward keeping employees safe on the job. Many workplace injuries and fatalities are directly related to either not knowing how to do something and attempting it anyway or committing unsafe acts through inattention or for other reasons.

10 Basic Safety Rules2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
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