Forklifts are Dangerous Animals: Approach with Caution
Imagine a vehicle that weighs twice as much as your family car, can’t stop nearly as quickly and is operated by a person who may not see you.
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat GalleryFeeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat
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Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat
Heat-related illnesses can range from annoying to deadly, and progress quickly if the person doesn’t receive appropriate medical treatment. Read this safety talk and protect workers from heat related illnesses.
Pressure Vessels Demand Respect
WHAT'S AT STAKE Pressure vessels are closed containers designed to [...]
Safety Glasses Protect Against Eye Hazards GallerySafety Glasses Protect Against Eye Hazards
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Safety Glasses Protect Against Eye Hazards
An injury which would be minor if it occurred elsewhere can be extremely serious if it occurs on the eye. For example, a piece of metal which is shot through the air from a grinder
Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping GalleryDon’t Forget Good Housekeeping
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Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
Noise Hazards GalleryNoise Hazards
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Noise Hazards
It's hard to believe that noise can cause permanent damage to your hearing - but it can.
Back Care Basics GalleryBack Care Basics
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Back Care Basics
A back injury can begin a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play, reduced income and unhappy dealings with medical agencies.
Contractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout GalleryContractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout
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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.
Keep a Lookout for Eye Injuries GalleryKeep a Lookout for Eye Injuries
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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.
Wash Your Hands of Hazardous Chemicals GalleryWash Your Hands of Hazardous Chemicals
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Wash Your Hands of Hazardous Chemicals
Chemicals and other contaminants can be transferred from the hands to foods, drinks or cigarettes and ingested into the body, where they can cause serious damage, especially with repeated exposure over time. Along with not eating, drinking or smoking after handling chemicals, workers who bring coffee or food items into contaminated areas are also risking exposure to toxic agents.
Get A Lift Out Of Your Job GalleryGet A Lift Out Of Your Job
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Get A Lift Out Of Your Job
Workers in health care, warehousing, transportation, manufacturing, retail and many other industry sectors have to lift and move people and materials as part of their jobs.
Breathe Easy With Respiratory Protection
Okay, you've got your hardhat, gloves, safety glasses and respirator; now you're all set for the job. But are you really protected from the hazards?
Machine Guards Defend Safety GalleryMachine Guards Defend Safety
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Machine Guards Defend Safety
Moving machinery is everywhere. Even something as innocent as a photocopier contains moving parts.
High Pressure Danger With Compressed Air GalleryHigh Pressure Danger With Compressed Air
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High Pressure Danger With Compressed Air
Compressed air can make short work of everything from changing tires to nailing and stapling, but its power demands respect.
Keep a Clean Machine Shop
A poorly maintained work environment in a machine shop conceals all kinds of serious hazards. This may result in safety incidents ranging from trips and falls to chemical exposures, electrical hazards, and even explosions.
Keep your Guard Up around Machines GalleryKeep your Guard Up around Machines
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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
Take Care of Your Protective Wear GalleryTake Care of Your Protective Wear
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Take Care of Your Protective Wear
It?s important to select and wear the correct PPE. It?s equally important that you inspect and care for the equipment properly, so that it will protect you when you need it!
Falling Objects GalleryFalling Objects
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Falling Objects
Let's look first at the problem of stored materials. Materials are piled in the yard, in the truck or at various places on the jobsite.
Maintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety GalleryMaintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety
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Maintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety
Maintenance employees are confronted with many hazards that can cause injury or death. One such hazard is exposure to asbestos.
Hazardous Waste
It's important for you to understand the potential hazards that you may be exposed to while working with hazardous waste.
Learn to Recognize a Confined Space Hazard GalleryLearn to Recognize a Confined Space Hazard
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Learn to Recognize a Confined Space Hazard
Is there a manhole to a sewage system near your workplace, or an underground vault for an electrical system? Any boiler, tunnel, well, silo, shaft or poorly ventilated crawl space can be a potentially dangerous confined space.
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.
Combustible Dust is No Ordinary Dust
A combustible dust is any fine material that can catch fire and explode when mixed with air. The force from combustible dust explosions can cause multiple deaths, horrific injuries, and massive destruction of property.
Sharpen Your Tool Safety Sense
It?s ironic that tools are vital to maintaining machinery, yet many people drop the ball when it comes to maintaining the hand and power tools that help them perform this maintenance. Hand and power tools are common items in most workplaces. But they?re still capable of causing serious injuries.
Using Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely GalleryUsing Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely
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Using Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely
Portable electric-powered tools can be indispensable. They can also be deadly. Each year, thousands of construction workers are injured using these otherwise handy tools.
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