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Don’t get Burned at Home Sweet Home
Having an escape plan and working smoke alarms throughout your home are two ways you can avoid getting burned if a fire were to break out in your home.
Break The Mold To Save Your Breath
While anthrax concerns have increased public awareness of respiratory biological hazards, there are many other common biological agents affecting workers every day. This safety talk will discuss a few of these hazards. What you need
Some Mosquitoes Carry Bad News
In humans, most West Nile virus infections cause either no symptoms or a mild flu-like illness. Severe infections include high fever, stiff neck, disorientation, tremors, muscle weakness and paralysis. The most severely affected patients may
Extension Cord Care, Repair GalleryExtension Cord Care, Repair
Agriculture, Construction, Education, Electrical, English, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Extension Cord Care, Repair
Even a simple extension cord needs to be looked after. It's a shock orfire hazard when deteriorated, worn-out or used improperly.
Using Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely GalleryUsing Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely
Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, Hand and Power Tools, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Using Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely
Portable electric-powered tools can be indispensable. They can also be deadly. Each year, thousands of construction workers are injured using these otherwise handy tools.
Carbon Monoxide Can Kill
When fuel is burned, carbon monoxide is a byproduct. This gas kills thousands of people at work and at home each year.
Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping GalleryDon’t Forget Good Housekeeping
Agriculture, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hospitality, Housekeeping, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Don’t Forget Good Housekeeping
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
Avoid Workplace Violence
How This Affects You: Workplace violence can happen to anyone, even you.
Machine Guards Defend Safety GalleryMachine Guards Defend Safety
Agriculture, Construction, English, Forestry, General Industry, Industry, Language, Machine Guarding, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Machine Guards Defend Safety
Moving machinery is everywhere. Even something as innocent as a photocopier contains moving parts.
Hand Tool Hazards GalleryHand Tool Hazards
Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, English, Forestry, General Industry, Hand and Power Tools, Healthcare, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, PPE - Hand, Wrist, Fingers, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Hand Tool Hazards
We all know how important it is to use caution around power tools. But what about tools in general? Can a wrench really be dangerous?
Good Housekeeping is the Order of the Day
These accidents all have one factor in common - they involve poor job site housekeeping. Good housekeeping means keeping your work area free of dirt and clutter, keeping everything in its place and making sure there are no hazards.
Talk About Safety
Whether you call it safety coaching or a preshift meeting, you may need to talk to your co-workers about safety and why safety is a cooperative effort.
When Confidence Becomes Carelessness
It’s easy to get overly confident once you’ve mastered something. But even an experienced worker can become entangled in the conveyor, struck by a vehicle in a work zone or slip on a wet floor. No matter how long you have been on the job and no matter how skilled you are, you must remember the basic safety precautions. Don’t get complacent.
8 Tips for Working Safely in Winter
Unless you’re fortunate enough to live in a climate of perpetual summer, or something close to it, cold winter weather is a chilling reality for millions of people across North America.
Addressing Your Concerns about Hearing Protection GalleryAddressing Your Concerns about Hearing Protection
Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hearing Conservation, Hearing Loss, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Noise, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Addressing Your Concerns about Hearing Protection
Hearing loss is one of the fastest growing chronic conditions facing today’s workers, affecting nearly 30 million people in the United States and Canada. While there are many causes of hearing loss, noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common types and it can affect anyone who is exposed to loud sounds or noise over a long period of time, whether at work or during recreational activities.
Safety Data Sheets in the Globally Harmonized System – US GallerySafety Data Sheets in the Globally Harmonized System – US
Agriculture, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, GHS, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Data Sheets, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
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.
Corrosive Safety – Acids and Bases
Corrosive chemicals are used to break down metal and for other industrial purposes, but they can also destroy body tissue on contact. They are extremely dangerous if handled improperly.
Driving in the Dark Doubles the Danger
Driving at night is deadly and you, at some point this year, will most likely need to drive at night while working. So, whether you are traveling to a remote jobsite or heading in for an early morning conference, you will need to be careful on the road.
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat GalleryFeeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat
Agriculture, Construction, English, Forestry, General Safety, Heat Stress, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Seasonal, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot? Stay Safe While Working in the Heat
Heat-related illnesses can range from annoying to deadly, and progress quickly if the person doesn’t receive appropriate medical treatment. Read this safety talk and protect workers from heat related illnesses.
Show Your Heart Some Love
Today, heart disease and stroke take one life every 7 minutes and 90% of Canadians have at least one risk factor.
Housekeeping Counts
How does our workplace stack up against the following housekeeping standards? -? Are floors clean and free of water, mud, ice, grease, oil, waste and clutter? - ?Are leaks and spills cleaned up promptly? -?
Wobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped GalleryWobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped
Agriculture, Article, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Ladders, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Wobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped
Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.
Is Substance Abuse a Problem in Your Workplace?
When someone has a substance abuse problem, it affects his or her family members and friends. And since most drug users, binge and heavy drinkers, and people with substance use disorders are employed, the problem is also a concern for employers and co-workers.
Don’t Drag Your Cold or Flu to Work
Most of us have seen a sick co-worker trying to make his way through the workday instead of being home resting or in bed. But coming to work with a cold, flu or other illness is a bad idea. It can make all of us less productive.
Near Misses – Danger that is Too Close for Comfort
Don’t give danger a second chance to get too close for comfort. Report all near misses immediately so they can be investigated and hazards can be corrected.
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