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Sleep Apnea and Safety
Think back to the last time you came to work after a night spent tossing and turning – or with no sleep at all. Now imagine working that way day in and day out.
Maintain Your Guard Around Mobile Equipment
Every year, more than 100 workers across North America die and thousands more are injured in highway work zones—areas where road construction, maintenance or utility work is being undertaken.
Making the Best Use of Lifting and Handling Aids GalleryMaking the Best Use of Lifting and Handling Aids
Automotive, Back Safety, Business Services, English, Ergonomics, General Industry, General Safety, Hazcom, Industry, Language, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Materials Handling and Storage, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Making the Best Use of Lifting and Handling Aids
Workers who perform frequent and heavy lifting are at risk for back injuries and abdominal straining that can cause hernias. Arm, shoulder, neck and wrist pain is also a risk if materials are lifted improperly.
Hardhats Protect Soft Heads
Fatal or disabling head injuries happen when people are hit in the head with running equipment, tools falling from above, broken machine parts propelled through the air and many other moving and stationary objects.
Strength Training for the Aging Workforce
In this Safety Talk, we’ll look at what actually happens to our bodies as we age, why weight lifting helps us stay fit, and which exercises will help maintain muscle mass and strength.
Spinning Out of Control with Winter Road Hazards
Winter weather can be unpredictable and dangerous. Getting caught in a winter storm can be downright deadly if you aren’t prepared.
Protecting Workers in Construction Work Zones
Each year over 20,000 workers are injured and hundreds are killed in road construction work zones.
Face Facts About Flammables
If your job includes the use or handling of flammable substances, you need special training to recognize and avoid the hazards that go along with them.
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 Let the Pressure of Compressed Gas Get to You GalleryDon’t Let the Pressure of Compressed Gas Get to You
Compressed Gas/Air, Construction, Emergency Action Plan, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, General Safety, Healthcare, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Oil and Gas, PPE, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Don’t Let the Pressure of Compressed Gas Get to You
The hazards associated with compressed gas include oxygen displacement, fires, explosions, toxic effects from certain gases, reactivity and projectile concerns.
Wash Up for Health and Safety
Are you interested in avoiding common illnesses such as colds, the flu and gastrointestinal upsets? Would you prefer to avoid serious chronic and acute illnesses caused by chemical exposures?
Stop Falls With Protective Gear
Fall protection includes personal fall arrest equipment, conventional equipment such as guardrails, and positioning device systems. A fall arrest system is used to halt a person's fall from a working level 10 feet (three meters)
Heavy Work Means Strains, Sprains
There are numerous tasks that can lead to what have become known as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Frequently, they involve the use of equipment and moving of materials, or working with big pieces of equipment. It
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
Survive the Drive this Winter GallerySurvive the Drive this Winter
Automotive, Emergency Action Plan, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, General Industry, General Safety, Health and Safety Management, Industry, Injury/Illness, Language, Safety Talk, Seasonal, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Survive the Drive this Winter
How This Affects You: Don't think fate wouldn't leave you stranded in a vehicle during a snow storm. This happened to school bus driver Carl Miller in Colorado.
Foiling Fiberglass
Charlie did general labor for a home builder, and enjoyed his work. One day after installing rolls of insulation in the attic of a new home, he noticed that he had developed redness on his back.
Learn from Close Calls Safety Talk
Have you had a close call at work?
Gloves Must Match Chemical Hazard GalleryGloves Must Match Chemical Hazard
Agriculture, Chemical Safety, Construction, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type
Gloves Must Match Chemical Hazard
Gloves - of materials such as nitrile, poly vinyl chloride, natural rubber (latex) and butyl rubber
Hand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish GalleryHand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish
Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Hand and Power Tools, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, Safety Talk, Spanish, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Hand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish
Sus manos corren una variedad de peligros diariamente en el trabajo.
Be Wary of Treacherous Black Ice
What we call black ice is sleet or rain or melted snow that freezes as a sheet and is not visible as ice. The road looks the same as it always does, which is why
Emergency! Would You Know How to Respond?
Quick! A co-worker has just been seriously injured and emergency medical assistance is needed. Do you know what to do?
6 Typical Electrical Hazards in the Workplace
Electrical shock is a leading cause of workplace fatalities and almost every day approximately one electrocution, 10 disabling injuries and 100 electrical shocks are reported.
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