It's hard to believe that noise can cause permanent damage to your hearing - but it can.
Some jobs require workers to enter and work in tight areas known as confined spaces, which can be both uncomfortable and dangerous. Usually, a confined space will have limited access, poor ventilation and poor lighting.
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.
Back injuries are a leading cause of lost time from work. They can occur in any type of job or workplace.
Fatal or disabling head injuries happen when people are hit in the head with running equipment, tools falling from above, broken machine parts propelled through the air and many other moving and stationary objects.
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
Using a ladder is a safer alternative to using a makeshift climbing device or an improvised work platform.
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.
When your feet hurt, everything hurts. Ask anyone finishing a long shift in bad shoes.
There are a number of hazards your hands encounter every day on the job. Here are a few examples.
Whether workers climb a ladder or the steps to a large vehicle, failing to heed the three-point rule has resulted in many workplace injuries and deaths.
Chemicals enter the body in a number of different ways. A chemical can be absorbed by the skin, inhaled, ingested or through a puncture like a needle. Once in the body, chemicals are circulated by
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
You may spend 15 minutes deciding what you're going to wear for a night on the town. But for a day on the job, safety dictates your wardrobe.
A back injury can begin a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play, reduced income and unhappy dealings with medical agencies.
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
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.
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.
Maintenance employees are confronted with many hazards that can cause injury or death. One such hazard is exposure to asbestos.
WHAT'S AT STAKE Workers in almost every work environment are [...]
Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.
Your workplace probably has countless electrical tools and devices capable of delivering a fatal electrical shock.
There’s hardly a workplace that doesn’t handle or store materials.
You?ve heard it before and you?ll hear it again because it?s a fact - seatbelts save lives. A high percentage of all work-related fatalities each year are caused by motor vehicle crashes. Many of these deaths could have been avoided if the drivers and passengers in these vehicles had been belted in.
Anyone who has to move heavy objects, work in awkward positions, hold one position for a long time or perform certain tasks at a fast pace can get hurt. These tips will help protect your
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