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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 DarkVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 InjuriesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Winter Work Wear: Avoid A Chilly Surprise With The Right Work Wear

Do you know which clothes and protective equipment to wear in cold temperatures? This is important if you perform your job outdoors, or in any kind of low temperature environment such as food-storage freezers or meat-packing plants.

Winter Work Wear: Avoid A Chilly Surprise With The Right Work WearVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

If You Can’t Take the Heat – Speak Up!

The body normally cools itself by sweating. During hot weather, especially with high humidity, sweating isn't enough.

If You Can’t Take the Heat – Speak Up!Vicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Youandrsquo;re Not Hard-headed Enough

You’ve probably heard these expressions — maybe even used them yourself a time or two — but the fact is a human skull isn’t all that thick or all that hard when compared to some

Youandrsquo;re Not Hard-headed EnoughVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 BackwardsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Use Ladders Safely

Using a ladder is a safer alternative to using a makeshift climbing device or an improvised work platform.

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

Waiting for a Fall

Falls are the most common cause of workplace injuries and the second leading cause of accidental death in North America.

Waiting for a FallVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Get Caught With Your Guard Down

Getting caught in machinery is every worker's nightmare, but you can prevent it from becoming yours with a little vigilance.

Don’t Get Caught With Your Guard DownVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let an Injury Go to Your Head

Head injuries are one of the most serious types of injuries that can occur at work.

Don’t Let an Injury Go to Your HeadVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Dust Off Your Knowledge of Silica

Silica causes lungs to scar and develop nodules which block extraction of oxygen from air. Each year more than 250 American workers die from silicosis, the disease caused by inhaling tiny silica particles. Silicosis has

Dust Off Your Knowledge of SilicaVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 FatalVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Compressed Air is Dangerous

You're struggling to loosen over-tightened lug nuts while fixing a flat tire on a hot, dusty highway.

Compressed Air is DangerousVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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’ HazardsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+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 EquipmentVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Take Falls Lightly

It's easy to take the subject of falls lightly? unless you or someone you know has had a serious fall. Then you realize how deadly this commonplace accident can be.

Don’t Take Falls LightlyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Take a Safe Break

Break time is your chance to break away from the routine and relax before heading back to work. But you can?t take a break from safety.

Take a Safe BreakVicky Pickford2023-09-04T18:13:23+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

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

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

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

Machinery in Motion

In this Safety Talk, we’ll discuss what happens during a caught-between incident, how to avoid hazardous situations when working with machinery, and provide some tips on how to work around machinery without getting hurt.

Machinery in MotionVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Stay Away from Fallen Power Lines

Fallen power lines are not preventable during winter storms, but you should avoid them for your own safety.

Stay Away from Fallen Power LinesVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00