Chainsaw Can Be Friend or Foe
People who never touched a chainsaw before have been using these tools for disaster cleanup. So it's time for a safety talk on the hazards of these tools.
Don’t Contract Out Personal Safety
Working with some contractors' employees can create challenges, not to mention anxiety and hazards. But with cooperation and understanding, job safety doesn't have to be "hit or miss."
Protect Your Feet
You can't imagine how painful and inconvenient a foot injury is until you've had one. If you injure a foot, you might be laid up for some time while the bills are mounting and your work projects are piling up.
Push or Pull?
Equipment that you use on the job may require you to apply pushing or pulling forces.
Cell Phones and Driving
We’ve all seen one - or been one. We’re talking about that distracted driver, one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the phone, with the job of driving safely clearly far from his mind. Cell phone use has escalated considerably in the past decade. So has the number of phone-related traffic fatalities and the number of jurisdictions enacting laws that prohibit or restrict cell phone use. Many companies are following suit by introducing policies that prohibit or limit a worker’s cell phone use while driving.
Cement Burns
Wet cement is a leading cause of skin problems for workers. These problems can be mild and short lived or severe and chronic.
Be Ready for an Earthquake
Many places where we live and work are in high risk earthquake zones.
Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water GallerySafety Tips for Those Working Around Water
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Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water
People who aren’t expecting to end up in water often are not prepared for that possibility and the results can be tragic. Every year in the United States and Canada, an estimated 3,800 people drown, with many of these victims being people who ended up in the water unintentionally.
Familiarize Yourself with Formaldehyde
Think “formaldehyde” and very likely images of laboratories, hospitals or funeral parlors come to mind. But formaldehyde’s uses go beyond that of specimen preservation and embalming fluid. It’s one of the most commonly used and encountered chemicals in industry today.
Rocking Out Has Repercussions
Electronics technology has progressed so quickly that instant messaging, the Internet and credit-card sized music players are now in the hands of millions of North Americans. Workplace regulations concerning the use of electronic devices are a hot-button issue. Musical distractions in vehicles, however, are almost impossible to regulate.
Marijuana and Workplace Safety
Wherever you reside in North America, and whatever the legal stance in your region, one can’t deny that, every day, marijuana use is becoming a more socially acceptable practice as the legality of marijuana usage continues to spread.
Lockout/Tagout/Tryout Off-the-Job
The practice of using a lock and tag to isolate power from a piece of manufacturing equipment is not uncommon at work, but you may not realize that more injuries from failure of locking out happen at home and they can be prevented.
Plug into PPE for Electrical Work
On average more than 150 workers in North America are killed every year from electric shock, burns, and other effects caused by dangerous exposure to electricity. Many of these deaths could have been prevented by wearing the right personal protective equipment (PPE).
Keep your Guard Up around Machines GalleryKeep your Guard Up around Machines
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Keep your Guard Up around Machines
Exposure to unguarded or improperly guarded machines causes over 1000 deaths and 20,000 serious cuts, crushing injuries, scalpings and amputations every year
Protecting Against Electrical Hazards
Thousands of non-disabling and disabling injuries occur annually from work with electricity and on average one person dies every day from an electrical incident on the job.
Don’t Guess At Hazards
We encounter many potentially dangerous substances at work.
Take Care of Your Protective Wear GalleryTake Care of Your Protective Wear
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Take Care of Your Protective Wear
It?s important to select and wear the correct PPE. It?s equally important that you inspect and care for the equipment properly, so that it will protect you when you need it!
Eight Signs You May Need Refresher Training GalleryEight Signs You May Need Refresher Training
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Eight Signs You May Need Refresher Training
Things are constantly changing in many areas of people?s lives. Your job likely sees a lot of change, where new methods of doing things are introduced, potentially affecting your safety and health.
Water Safety Tips – Don’t Throw Safety Overboard
Swimming and boating are staples of summer fun. The fun can quickly turn to tragedy though, when water and boating safety are thrown overboard. On average, 1,000 people die in boating-related accidents every year in North America and thousands more are injured. Additionally, more than 3,500 unintentional drownings, not related to boating, happen each year. The majority of these deaths are preventable.
OSHA’s Form 300: Log of Work Related Injuries
You must record information about every work-related death and about [...]
Bumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement GalleryBumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement
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Bumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement
Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s [...]
Companies Cited for Trenching Violations Face $94,250 in Penalties GalleryCompanies Cited for Trenching Violations Face $94,250 in Penalties
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Companies Cited for Trenching Violations Face $94,250 in Penalties
OSHA inspected a storm drain and sewer line installation site [...]
Calling Worker’s Doctor Is a Privacy Violation
A transportation worker returned to work after a serious illness. [...]
Companies Jointly Cited for Alleged Asbestos Violations Issued $112,000 in Total Proposed Penalties GalleryCompanies Jointly Cited for Alleged Asbestos Violations Issued $112,000 in Total Proposed Penalties
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Companies Jointly Cited for Alleged Asbestos Violations Issued $112,000 in Total Proposed Penalties
Willful citations were issued to Louisiana Health Care Consultants LLC, [...]
Car Parts Manufacturer Fined $80,000 for Lockout Violation
A worker for an auto parts manufacturer was performing maintenance [...]
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