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Raising the Bar for Wall Raising Safety
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Raising the Bar for Wall Raising Safety

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Raising the Bar for Wall Raising Safety

Raising a wall is a common task on a construction site. And it?s a task that endangers the safety of several workers at one time.

Raising the Bar for Wall Raising SafetyVicky Pickford2023-09-04T17:54:25+00:00

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.

Using Portable Electric-powered Tools SafelyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hand Protection – It’s in Your Hands

If you aren't wearing the right protection your hands could be burned, frozen, cut, scraped or burned by chemicals. You could lose fingers, a thumb, or even your life. That's why you wear gloves.

Hand Protection – It’s in Your HandsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hazardous Waste

It's important for you to understand the potential hazards that you may be exposed to while working with hazardous waste.

Hazardous WasteVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Protect Yourself Against UV Rays

Download Instructor-Led Material Meeting Kit PowerPoint WHAT'S AT STAKE Working [...]

Protect Yourself Against UV RaysVicky Pickford2023-09-04T19:04:27+00:00

Picking Up Bad Vibrations

Picking Up Bad VibrationsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Take the Bite and the Sting out of Working Outdoors
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Take the Bite and the Sting out of Working Outdoors

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Take the Bite and the Sting out of Working Outdoors

Working outside puts workers at risk for countless hazards.

Take the Bite and the Sting out of Working OutdoorsVicky 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

Now Hear This!

Too much noise can cause permanent hearing loss. It develops gradually and without pain, but noise-induced hearing loss cannot be reversed.

Now Hear This!Vicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave
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Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave

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Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave

Danny Meggison was an experienced trench worker, but he made a big mistake that left his eight-year-old son without a father.

Don’t Let A Trench Be Your GraveVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Prevent Back Injuries

Back injuries are a leading cause of lost time from work. They can occur in any type of job or workplace.

Prevent Back InjuriesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

How to Stack and Store Materials Safely

There’s hardly a workplace that doesn’t handle or store materials.

How to Stack and Store Materials SafelyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 YouVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Stay Alert to Stay Alive

Struck-by and caught-between hazards account for over 1,500 workplace deaths a year and are present in almost every industry sector.

Stay Alert to Stay AliveVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 LaboratoryVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Straight Talk About Straight Ladder Safety

Two workers were attempting to install a wooden sign board on the storefront of a building. They were both on the ground attempting to position an aluminum ladder. They lost control of it, causing the ladder to fall backwards.

Straight Talk About Straight Ladder SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hot Safety Tips for Welding, Cutting and Grinding

When you weld, cut or grind, the potential for accidents is significant. Eyes and skin can be burned, hearing can be damaged and an electric shock can kill you.

Hot Safety Tips for Welding, Cutting and GrindingVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoid Electrical Hazards

Your workplace probably has countless electrical tools and devices capable of delivering a fatal electrical shock.

Avoid Electrical HazardsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Gloves Must Match Chemical Hazard

Gloves - of materials such as nitrile, poly vinyl chloride, natural rubber (latex) and butyl rubber

Gloves Must Match Chemical HazardVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Know When to Cool It in the Heat

Any workplace can be too hot for safety, both outdoors and in hot, humid conditions indoors. Whenever you’re exposed to heat, you’re at risk of developing heat illness.

Know When to Cool It in the HeatVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Identifying Confined Space Hazards

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.

Identifying Confined Space HazardsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 RungVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let the Welding Fume Plume Make You Sick

Welding poses a unique combination of both safety and health risks to more than 500,000 workers in a wide variety of industries.

Don’t Let the Welding Fume Plume Make You SickVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 HandVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

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 FeetVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00