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Take Safe Charge of Batteries
How This Affects You: Nearly 6,000 people every year suffer serious eye injuries from working around batteries. Don't be one of them.
Maintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety GalleryMaintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety
Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, Education, English, Facilities/Maintenance, Forestry, General Industry, 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
Maintenance Workers Must Maintain Safety
Maintenance employees are confronted with many hazards that can cause injury or death. One such hazard is exposure to asbestos.
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.
Forklift Safety Involves Everyone!
Forklifts are a common sight in most plant warehouses, or, anyone who shops at a warehouse store or a building supply center also risks an encounter with one. Unsuspecting workers have been run over, innocent
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...
Find the Fire Hazards
Workplace fires account for many injuries and deaths, with approximately three percent of workplace fatalities being related to fire and explosions. Not only do workplace fires cause injuries and deaths, they also cause millions of dollars worth of property damage every year, leading to job losses. In fact, a great many of the workplaces destroyed by fire are never rebuilt.
10 Ways to Battle Burnout
Are you suffering from burnout? Can you recognize the symptoms? If so, do you know how to fix it?
Contractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout GalleryContractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout
Agriculture, Automotive, Business Services, Construction, Contractor Safety, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, 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
Contractors and You: What Workers Need to Know – Handout
Workers all have their areas of expertise and they develop impressive skills through years of experience. But being an expert machine operator doesn’t necessarily mean one is able to perform critical maintenance or repairs on that machinery.
Buddy Up for Confined Space Safety GalleryBuddy Up for Confined Space Safety
Agriculture, Confined Spaces, Construction, Education, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Healthcare, Hospitality, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Buddy Up for Confined Space Safety
Some jobs require workers to enter and work in tight areas known as confined spaces, which can be both uncomfortable and dangerous. Usually, a confined space will have limited access, poor ventilation and poor lighting.
Picking Up Bad Vibrations GalleryPicking Up Bad Vibrations
Agriculture, Construction, English, Forestry, General Industry, Hand and Power Tools, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Snow Cold Outside
In this Safety Talk, we'll review some of the common, and unusual, hazards associated with working in the cold and learn what precautions to take to stay safe.
Get Moving – Why Health and Wellness Matters
To many of us live sedentary lives. We spend most of our waking hours at work sitting behind a desk, behind the wheel, or behind a counter. Then we plop down on the couch and relax in front of the TV when we get home. Even those of us who have more active jobs likely don’t get enough exercise. A lack of physical activity is hazardous to your overall health and wellness.
Be Handy and Safe with Hand and Power Tools GalleryBe Handy and Safe with Hand and Power Tools
Construction, English, General Industry, General Safety, Hand and Power Tools, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Mining, Oil and Gas, PPE, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities
Be Handy and Safe with Hand and Power Tools
Tuck your thumbs into the palms of your hands and try to tie your shoes, open a bottle, or hold a utensil.
Avoid Taking Pesticides
A grounds maintenance worker took pride in the corporate landscaping in his care. To keep the green lawns pest-free, he used chemicals freely.
Three Faces of Heat Stress
Heat - whether from the sun or from your work environment - can create a life-threatening emergency.
Great Guns! Powder-Actuated Tools are Dangerous
Powder-actuated tools are a fast way to fasten wood or other materials to concrete. Used incorrectly, they are also a quick way to an injury. Also known as explosive-actuated, stud drivers or stud guns, powder-actuated tools are used in the construction industry and by weekend builders.
Carbon Monoxide is Among Winter’s Deadliest Hazards
Carbon monoxide, also known as CO, is a deadly gas. It’s colorless, odorless and tasteless, making it impossible to detect by human senses. When CO is breathed in, it quickly replaces the oxygen in the bloodstream. Various stages of illness can easily lead up to unconsciousness and death.
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.
Youandrsquo;re Not Hard-headed Enough
You’ve probably heard these expressions — maybe even used them yourself a time or two — but the fact is a human skull isn’t all that thick or all that hard when compared to some
Personal Protective Equipment – Designed For Your Safety GalleryPersonal Protective Equipment – Designed For Your Safety
English, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, PPE, PPE - Head/Face, PPE - Hearing, PPE - Legs/Feet, PPE - Respiratory, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type
Personal Protective Equipment – Designed For Your Safety
This safety talk looks at the different types of safety equipment and provides advice on its proper use. Eye protection There is no such thing as a second chance when it comes to accidents involving
Work Wisely Around Water
If you work around open water you have to consider some other types of PPE, both to keep you out of the water and to keep you alive if you do fall in.
Grinders Pose High-Speed Danger
Grinding wheels operate at very high speeds and can present health and safety hazards.
10 Steps to Handle Small Gasoline Spills
You're steam cleaning the shop floor when you accidentally knock over a 5-gallon can of gasoline near the welding booth. Do you know what to do?
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