A hot work environment or summer weather can bring heat illness - in three stages.
The hazards associated with compressed gas include oxygen displacement, fires, explosions, toxic effects from certain gases, reactivity and projectile concerns.
An emergency exit you can’t find in the dark is one you may not be able to find in a crisis situation. That’s why knowing the location of emergency exits at your worksite, and being able to find them without thinking, is so important.
Every day, without noticing, we pass doors that have "Exit" signs. Usually we don't remember that emergency exit doors are vital to our safety.
Quick! A co-worker has just been seriously injured and emergency medical assistance is needed. Do you know what to do?
Many places where we live and work are in high risk earthquake zones.
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A simple broken weld seam caused the death of a 68-year-old man, when an anhydrous ammonia tank ruptured.
On a November night, a crab fishing boat was off British Columbia?s north coast. The crew members were re-baiting a crab pot on deck when the vessel took a port turn.
A pilot and his three passengers died when the air ambulance they were in crashed into a mountain range during a blizzard.
A steel drum containing lubricating oil exploded while a worker was heating it with a propane torch. The explosion occurred in cold winter weather in a temporary logging camp. The victim was preparing to replace
A total of 2,886 work-related fatalities resulted from the events of Sept. 11, 2001.
A film crew member was killed in an unusual incident in cold weather a couple of months ago in Toronto.
The dangers of trying to rescue others from a deadly atmosphere can't be emphasized enough.
Editor's note: Toiling outdoors under a sizzling sun isn't an issue in much of North America at this time of year
A 25-year-old man got a job as a laborer, installing carpets in newly-built homes for a small company after a tornado had devastated a small farming community.
The victim was a foreman of a crew working at a Wyoming rig site.
A 59-year old worker was clearing snow from a rail station walkway when he was struck and killed by an approaching freight train.
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Floods are one of the most common hazards in North [...]
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