Utilities

Hand Protection – It’s in Your Hands

If you aren't wearing the right protection your hands could be burned, frozen, cut, scraped or burned by chemicals. You could lose fingers, a thumb, or even your life. That's why you wear gloves.

Hand Protection – It’s in Your HandsVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Machine Guards Defend Safety

Moving machinery is everywhere. Even something as innocent as a photocopier contains moving parts.

Machine Guards Defend SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

High Pressure Danger With Compressed Air

Compressed air can make short work of everything from changing tires to nailing and stapling, but its power demands respect.

High Pressure Danger With Compressed AirVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers swinging off skyscrapers, think again. Because ladder use is so common, many workers take ladder safety for granted, and do not take the appropriate precautions.

Step It Up on Ladder SafetyVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Belt Yourself for Safety

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.

Belt Yourself for SafetyVicky 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

Just Plumb Dangerous
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Just Plumb Dangerous

Asbestos, Chemical Safety, Construction, English, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities

Just Plumb Dangerous

Plumbers are treated most often for eye injuries, but the job has many other dangers, including: explosive solvent vapors from glues, joint compounds and primers biohazards from human waste corrosive chemicals asbestos used for insulation

Just Plumb DangerousVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoiding Road Wrath
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Avoiding Road Wrath

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Avoiding Road Wrath

Keep control of your emotions when you drive. Take a few deep breaths, check your speedometer and slow down mentally and physically if necessary. Allow enough time to get to your destination, taking into account

Avoiding Road WrathVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave
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Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave

Agriculture, Article, Construction, English, Excavation and Trenching, Forestry, General Industry, Industry, Language, Mining, Oil and Gas, Topic, Type, Utilities

Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave

Danny Meggison was an experienced trench worker, but he made a big mistake that left his eight-year-old son without a father.

Don’t Let A Trench Be Your GraveVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoid Arc Flash
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Avoid Arc Flash

Electrical, English, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities

Avoid Arc Flash

If you have to work on equipment that cannot be de-energized before you work on it, you need knowledge about arc flash. It can cause traumatic injuries and death.

Avoid Arc FlashVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Your Hardhat Protects Your Head
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Your Hardhat Protects Your Head

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Your Hardhat Protects Your Head

There are some standard excuses for not wearing a hardhat - it is too heavy, too hot, too cold or too bulky or even too ugly. But all of these excuses sound very flimsy when you consider...

Your Hardhat Protects Your HeadVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Safety Data Sheets in the Globally Harmonized System – US

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) was created by the United Nations to help bring uniformity to hazardous materials labeling around the world.

Safety Data Sheets in the Globally Harmonized System – USVicky Pickford2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00