Ventilation for Safety
Ventilation is one of the most important engineering controls available to help provide a safe working environment.
Protect Your Head From Injuries
It is of the utmost importance to protect yourself from head injuries. We all have heard of people who have received head injuries and how their lives have been tragically changed. If you have worn
Stinging Insects
For outside workers, stinging insects are a summertime job hazard. Stings are usually just an unpleasant annoyance, but occasionally they can cause serious illness and death.
Lockout/Tagout – Even for Short Jobs
It can be tempting to skip a lockout procedure just to make a quick adjustment on a machine. This kind of thinking is a mistake. In fact, it can be a fatal mistake. Many workers have been killed when they left a machine running or skipped the lockout just to do a quick clean-up or adjustment.
Beware of Lulls in Your Alertness Levels
If there are certain times of day when you are fighting the urge to sleep, you aren’t imagining things. Any night shift worker will tell you that the urge to sleep is strong between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. What you might not know is that another lull occurs in the early-to-mid afternoon.
Don’t Let Wind Hazards Blow You Away
A sudden gust of wind can be annoying to most people as it blows dirt into their faces or sends hats flying. But if you work outdoors, the wind can damage much more than your previously cheerful mood.
Get a Handle on Handcart Safety
It’s a rare workplace that doesn’t have some sort of handcart for moving stock and equipment. From wheelbarrows and furniture carts to dollies and pallet jacks, handcarts help workers perform jobs better and faster, and they also help to prevent back injuries caused by lifting heavy items.
Confined Space Standby Person: Racing To The Rescue Is Death For You GalleryConfined Space Standby Person: Racing To The Rescue Is Death For You
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Confined Space Standby Person: Racing To The Rescue Is Death For You
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.
Working in a Winter Wonderland
In this Safety Talk, we’ll learn about three conditions caused by working in the cold, how to prevent them, and precautions you can take to stay safe while working in a winter wonderland.
Did you Get the Memo on Office Hazards?
Your office can be a safe and comfortable place to work. Do your part and put into practice the tips you just learned to prevent common office hazards.
Substance Abuse and Safety
Substance abuse costs employers billions of dollars a year in accidents and injuries, lost productivity, and property and equipment damage.
First on the Scene of an Accident
Professional drivers see more than their share of motor vehicle accidents as they travel the highways of our country.
Don’t Take Shortcuts
The only people who should be working on energized electrical equipment are those who are fully trained and qualified, properly equipped and authorized to do so.
Raising the Bar for Wall Raising Safety
Raising a wall is a common task on a construction site. And it?s a task that endangers the safety of several workers at one time.
Unsafe Trash is No One’s Treasure
Cuts and contact with substances in trash could expose you to dangerous chemicals and infections.
Don’t be a Mad Scientist in the Lab
The laboratory environment can be a hazardous place to work.
Lockout/Tagout/Tryout: Your Key to Safety GalleryLockout/Tagout/Tryout: Your Key to Safety
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Lockout/Tagout/Tryout: Your Key to Safety
Meanwhile, Bill the operator returned from his break. He did not see John and there was no indication the machine was under repair. Assuming his machine was ready to run, Bill started it. He had
Safety Shower Drills
Your workplace is most likely equipped with safety showers and eyewash stations and you may have used them. Not only are they used in emergency situations to wash away harmful chemicals or put out clothing
Parking Lot Perils
Traffic accidents, falls and assaults are just a few of the perils of workplace parking lots and garages.
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Falling Objects
Let's look first at the problem of stored materials. Materials are piled in the yard, in the truck or at various places on the jobsite.
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Look Out For The Little Guy
All drivers need to watch out for small vehicles on the road – the compact car hiding in the truck driver's blind spot, the bicycle courier passing on the right side at an intersection and the oncoming motorcycle.
Avoid the Hazards of Hot Work
Numerous oil rig fires and explosions have killed many workers during the past 20 years. The moral: Don't let "hot work" turn you into a statistic.
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Protect Your Back
How This Affects You: Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.
Health and Safety Committee
Your workplace probably has a committee that discusses safety issues.
Use Ladders Safely
Using a ladder is a safer alternative to using a makeshift climbing device or an improvised work platform.
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