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Tool: Questionnaire – How Prepared Are You for an Emergency?

Knowing what to do in an emergency (fire, chemical spill, natural disaster, etc.) helps evacuation move quickly and safely, allows for the quick contact of emergency services, prevent further destruction, and save lives. Use this Questionnaire to quiz workers on how they would respond in an emergency. Their answers and feedback will help you identify holes in your emergency planning programs and your training. You can edit it to fit the specific needs of your organization.

Tool: Questionnaire – How Prepared Are You for an Emergency?2018-10-23T00:00:00+00:00

Imperial Chicken Plant Fire

 Imagine being at work when suddenly the lights go out and someone starts yelling, “There’s a fire! We need to get out of here! This place is on fire!”  Imagine fumbling your way in the dark and the smoke to an exit…only to find it was locked…from the outside. This is exactly what happened to Lilly Davis and 80 other workers on September 3, 1991 at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant.

Imperial Chicken Plant Fire2018-10-21T00:00:00+00:00

Know Your Enemies: Workplace Hazard

If you and your friends were facing a dangerous, deceptive enemy, you'd want to find out all you could about the enemy and share any information you come up with. The fact is you do have such a treacherous enemy—the workplace hazard. And this enemy threatens you and your co-workers daily.

Know Your Enemies: Workplace Hazard2018-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Hydraulic Hazards

The power of fluids is amazing. Hydraulic power is a form of stored energy that, when under control, does good work. When released unexpectedly, hydraulic power can damage you for life or even kill you.

Hydraulic Hazards2018-10-20T00:00:00+00:00

Fatigue at Work Can Kill You

You’re an accident waiting to happen if you are not alert at work. This applies to most high-risk jobs, trucking and transport jobs, repetitive jobs, such as sorting logs in a lumber mill, and a host of other jobs – regardless of the inherent risk level.

Fatigue at Work Can Kill You2018-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Travel Safety Tool

Once they’re on the move, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks become dangerous and subject to specific travel safety rules. This form helps prevent these related injuries and incidents from happening, along with consequential safety violations and citations.

Forklift Travel Safety Tool2018-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Loading Safety Tool

Loading and unloading of forklifts and other trucks are subject to specific safety requirements that are designed to ensure stability of loads and prevent harm to operators and others nearby. This form helps prevent these related injuries and incidents from happening, along with consequential safety violations and citations

Forklift Loading Safety Tool2018-10-19T00:00:00+00:00

Caught and Crushed by Pinch Points

Caught and between. These two mild words describe a type of injury which is anything but mild. Instead, they refer to being caught between two moving objects or a moving object and a stationary object. The result is compression and crushing injuries which can be fatal. The places where these incidents occur are called "pinch points."

Caught and Crushed by Pinch Points2018-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Distractions Derail Safety

The ever-increasing use of smartphones finds most of with our heads down staring into the glow of text messages, games, tweets, twitters, selfies and more. One of the downsides to this obsession is that people mistakenly think they can perform their jobs safely while they use these devices.

Distractions Derail Safety2018-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Safety Checklists

Like any other piece of mechanical equipment, forklifts pose dangers not just to operators but to others in the vicinity. This tool will significantly help prevent these incidents as well as consequential safety violations and citations. HOW TO USE THE TOOL Here are two checklists you can adapt and use to ensure forklifts/powered industrial trucks meet equipment and maintenance standards.

Forklift Safety Checklists2018-10-18T00:00:00+00:00

Industrial Ergonomics Hazards Assessment Checklist

Adapt and use this Hazards Assessment to determine areas of potential and existing ergonomic and materials handling concerns.

Industrial Ergonomics Hazards Assessment Checklist2018-10-17T00:00:00+00:00

Ergonomic Injury Record Review

To root out ergonomic injuries you must be proactive. The first step is to do a record review and create a “snapshot” of worker injuries, so you can analyze causes and identify trends. Here’s a form you can adapt and use at your workplace to perform an effective records review.

Ergonomic Injury Record Review2018-10-16T00:00:00+00:00

Falls Through Floor and Wall opening

It takes a split-second of inattention, a slight change in working conditions, a forgetful co-worker, or a lax safety program for you to fall through an opening.

Falls Through Floor and Wall opening2018-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Can You Do the Chemical Splash Dash?

If a chemical splashed onto your skin or into your eye, could you get to a safety shower or eyewash station quickly? The time to consider that question is now, not when you are faced with an emergency. You need to know where this equipment is located, the shortest route to reach it and how to use it effectively.

Can You Do the Chemical Splash Dash?2018-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Emergency Response Plans

Being prepared for an emergency is part of your employers and your responsibility. For help developing your emergency response planning, Ready.gov offers the following guidance.

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Emergency Response Plans2018-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Emergency Exit Nightmare

Let’s start with the obvious hazard – a blocked emergency exit. Blocked by conveyors, carts, trash, and cardboard boxes.

Picture This: Emergency Exit Nightmare2018-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let a Trench Be your Grave Safety Talk

Excavations and trenches more than 4-5 ft/1.2-1.5 m deep (depending on your federal, state, and provincial regulations) require a protective system is in place to protect workers from cave-ins. If a protective system isn’t in place – don’t enter the excavation. Look out for your safety and the safety of your co-workers and don’t become another buried body of an excavation cave-in.

Don’t Let a Trench Be your Grave Safety Talk2018-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Housekeeping: Slips, Trips and Falls Facts Prevention

Housekeeping/Slips, Trips & Falls A construction site can become a very messy place. But, the longer it stays that way, the more dangerous it becomes. This video outlines the connection between good housekeeping and injury prevention, especially slips, trips & falls. Common trip and fall hazards are shown and the root causes are examined for maximum impact.

Housekeeping: Slips, Trips and Falls Facts Prevention2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls for Ski Area Employees – (8 min)

Ski Areas???snow ???ice???water???slippery surfaces???they increase the potential for a slip, trip or fall. But does this mean a slip, Trip or fall HAS to happen? Of course not. Slips, trips and Falls are preventable and that???s what this program is all about???prevention. The program examines some common slip, trip and fall accidents common to ski areas and examines the root causes of each.

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls for Ski Area Employees – (8 min)2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Tool: Supervisor’s Guide – Responding to Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Domestic violence often crosses over into the workplace and many domestic violence victims are in danger of being attacked, harassed, or stalked while at work. Would you know what to do if an employee came to you about violence they are experiencing at home? Does your organization have a plan? An organization’s response to and support of victims can help to keep the workplace safe and secure for everyone.

Tool: Supervisor’s Guide – Responding to Domestic Violence in the Workplace2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Workplace Domestic Violence Prevention

A study done by the Society for Human Resource Management, found 65% of companies don’t have a formal workplace domestic violence plan in place even though 16% of organizations have had a domestic violence incident in the past five years.

Workplan: Workplace Domestic Violence Prevention2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Domestic violence often doesn’t stay confined to the home. Whether directly or indirectly, domestic violence effects the victim, co-workers, and the organization. Learn these warning signs and risk factors for domestic violence in the workplace and share the information with your employees during workplace violence training.

By the Numbers: Warning Signs and Risk Factors for Domestic Violence in the Workplace2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Protecting employees from harm is the foundation of every safety program and piece of safety legislation. Protecting employees from workplace violence must be part of your safety program. Further still, having a plan and program in place to help employees experiencing domestic violence should be, and in many cases must be, part of your safety program.

Domestic Violence in the Workplace2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Domestic Violence – What Would You Do?

How would you respond if one of your employees came to work with bruises or other injuries? Does your organization have a policy and process in place for dealing with suspected and confirmed cases of domestic abuse?

Picture This: Domestic Violence – What Would You Do?2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Four Categories of Workplace Violence and Prevention Strategies

There are four generally agreed upon categories of workplace violence. Once you know what the categories of violence are you and your employer can practice ways to protect you, co-workers, and the public from ha

Four Categories of Workplace Violence and Prevention Strategies2018-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
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