A well-placed safety sign is a good reminder for your workers and visitors, but this photograph shows a dizzying array of "watch your step" warning signs that could actually distract workers and lead to a fall on this stairway.
Winter of 2013 hit many parts of North America hard, leaving treacherous driving and walking conditions. Workplaces need to lay down plenty of salt or ice-melting pellets to keep walkways safe and navigable for workers, customers and visitors.
Working in any trench without safeguards against collapse is risky, but this photo shows workers toiling in a deep, mucky one with lots of water in the bottom. It's a recipe for disaster.
A mobile crane operator and customers inside a fast food restaurant got a surprise when the crane toppled while hoisting a chiller unit. Thankfully, no one inside or outside was injured.
You never know what you might snag if you excavate before calling to find out the location of underground utilities.
When OSHA inspectors show up at a worksite, they generally [...]
Does this graphic ACTUALLY depict a man washing his hands in a urinal? What is going on?
A Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health investigation found that Manitoba [...]
Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was photographed using a nail gun to promote a home improvement stimulus program. Too bad he wasn't wearing any PPE.
Safety Violation Fine Hikes Manitoba Labour Minister Jennifer Howard has [...]
A massive $3.1 billion project to replace Seattle's aging Alaskan Way Viaduct with an underground tunnel is making use of automated survey machines to detect ground movement while the two-mile-long tunnel is being bored under downtown Seattle.
Winter weather means snow and ice, which can cause slips-and-falls.
This dramatic photograph shows what can happen when a garbage truck driver forgets to lower a raised bin before driving away. The driver survived, but not without injuries.
Everyone knows how dangerous it is to text while behind the wheel of a moving car. This guy has upped the ante.
This photograph shows an extreme case of vehicle overloading on a highway. A gust of wind, an abrupt driving maneuver or failure of a component securing this load could have fatal consequences.
We wonder if these movers arrived at their destination without a police intervention.
What happens to your rig when you underestimate a clearance height?
Will this flimsy makeshift car hoist hold out? Who knows, but we wouldn't want to be the guy under it attempting to find out.
When people don't have the right equipment or are too lazy to go get it, they tend to improvise in ways that are anything but wise. Here's a photo of a man holding a worker upside down outside an elevated window. The strain is plainly evident on his face.
Here's how not to transport a long ladder.
How many workers does it take to safely change a light bulb? Apparently more than these three guys.
Whatever part of this safety footwear which was considered to be “safe” by the wearer is something that only he would know.
If the nearest ladder is more than a few feet away, many workers will take the easy way out and use a chair or other object as a substitute. This worker shown here has made the unsafe choice of using stacked milk cartons as a ladder to reach the upper shelf of a rack.
It's not usually difficult for a driver to stay in his or her traffic lane, unless the lines resemble the ones shown in this photograph. This situation recently created chaos on Interstate 66 in Virginia.
Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.
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