Retail

Watch Out For Overhead Risks

INCIDENT A comparison in real time between a Near-Miss/Close Call [...]

Watch Out For Overhead RisksVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

Foot Injuries Abundant In Workplaces

INCIDENT There are two major categories of work-related foot injuries. [...]

Foot Injuries Abundant In WorkplacesVicky Pickford2020-04-04T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?

Personal Protective Equipment; training; hazards. Supervision; maintenance; inspections/ risk assessment. [...]

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Infection Control Fatality File

PREAMBLE Pathogens Infection is caused by pathogens ('bugs') such as [...]

Infection Control Fatality FileVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Lack of Housekeeping Can End Up Killing

INCIDENT On Jan. 5, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) [...]

Lack of Housekeeping Can End Up KillingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 4 Key Action Items of Preventative Maintenance?

Maintenance; inspection; detection; work environment. Detection; correction; defective equipment; maintenance. [...]

What are the 4 Key Action Items of Preventative Maintenance?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Facilities and Maintenance

INCIDENT A hospital maintenance worker did some plumbing on a [...]

Facilities and MaintenanceVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?

Identify hazards; ensure workers safety; protect equipment and public. Plan [...]

What are the 5 Key Elements of Pre-Job Briefings?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Equipment and Machinery

INCIDENT A 20-year-old temporary worker, was killed August/2019 on his [...]

Equipment and MachineryVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?

Inspection guideline; vibrations; training. Protective systems; pre-planning; soil types Protective [...]

What are the Most Important Excavation and Trenching Safety Factors?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Emergency Equipment

INCIDENT STILLWATER, N.J. – Two people are dead after a [...]

Emergency EquipmentVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?

Emergency situations; readiness; training. Emergency equipment; power supply; maintenance. Emergency [...]

What are the 3 Most Critical Elements of Emergency Equipment?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Emergency Action Plan

INCIDENT January 20th, 2020 VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — A Philadelphia [...]

Emergency Action PlanVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Distracted Worker

INCIDENT A worker at a shipyard was installing hatch covers [...]

Distracted WorkerVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Electrical

INCIDENT The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited tank [...]

ElectricalVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Leadership

PREAMBLE The “employee experience,” as we’re currently branding it, covers [...]

LeadershipVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fatality File: Lead

INCIDENT A maintenance worker at Republic Steel, an automotive steel [...]

Fatality File: LeadVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

First Aid

INCIDENT A 44-year-old male police officer drowns while attempting to [...]

First AidVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Warehouse Woes

INCIDENT Amazon the world’s largest retailer with a gigantic warehouse [...]

Warehouse WoesVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Training

INCIDENT Mélanie tells her story. My name is Mélanie, and [...]

Safety TrainingVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Stress Risk Factors

INCIDENT TRAVELLING through New York on a train, Catherine Plano [...]

Stress Risk FactorsVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Hearing Loss

INCIDENT The Helena Police Department in Montana reached a $100,000 [...]

Hearing LossVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Drugsand Alcohol

INCIDENT At approximately midnight, a worker was attempting to repair [...]

Drugsand AlcoholVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Fire Extinguisher

INCIDENT Barney’s heart pounded when he opened the back room [...]

Fire ExtinguisherVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

Driver Safety

INCIDENT February 27, 2020 at 6:25 AM EST IREDELL COUNTY, [...]

Driver SafetyVicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00