Picture This! You’ve Got to Know When to Scaffold ‘Em
This picture illustrates a depressingly common half-measure in construction--the use of an unsafe work platform that provides zero fall protection to workers.
Picture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack GalleryPicture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack
Construction, Crane Safety, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Picture This, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Picture This! McDonalds’ Crane is… Whack
A mobile crane operator and customers inside a fast food restaurant got a surprise when the crane toppled while hoisting a chiller unit. Thankfully, no one inside or outside was injured.
Picture This! Ladder Hauler Short on Safety
Here's how not to transport a long ladder.
Picture This! Eyewash Stations and Hide and Seek Do Not Mix GalleryPicture This! Eyewash Stations and Hide and Seek Do Not Mix
Chemical Safety, Construction, English, General Industry, General Safety, Hazcom, Healthcare, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Picture This, PPE, Topic, Type
Picture This! Eyewash Stations and Hide and Seek Do Not Mix
When your eyes are burning from contact with a splashed chemical and you desperately need an emergency eyewash station
Picture This! One of These Things Is Not Like the Other
When workers see a familiar container, they fully expect it to contain what's on the label. But if that food or drink container has been re-purposed as a chemical container, the results can be devastating for anyone who consumes some of the contents.
Picture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting GalleryPicture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting
Agriculture, Back Safety, Business Services, Construction, Education, English, Ergonomics, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Picture This, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Picture This! Step Right Up, Your Injury is Waiting
If the nearest ladder is more than a few feet away, many workers will take the easy way out and use a chair or other object as a substitute. This worker shown here has made the unsafe choice of using stacked milk cartons as a ladder to reach the upper shelf of a rack.
Picture This! Open Excavation Beckons the Unsuspecting
Unprotected excavations and unguarded floor openings result in countless preventable injuries and fatalities around the world every year. Here's a picture illustrating this type of hazard.
Picture This! A High-Level Head Scratcher
Why would anyone lean a ladder against a wall over an uncovered hole?
Picture This! Sticks and Bricks Could Break Bones
This picture illustrates an unbelievable support system for a crane's outriggers.
Picture This! A Hand on the Bucket Rope is Worth Two on the Ladder
Picture This nearly always focuses on unsafe work practices, but this week we have a photograph showing workers doing the right thing. In this case, a worker is shown using a bucket and rope to hoist tools to an elevated work area. This arrangement allows workers to maintain three points of contact when ascending or descending ladders. (eLCOSH)
Picture This! Heave Ho and Away We Go
The workers in this photograph could serve as poster boys for how not to lift heavy objects.
Picture This! What do you Mean I Can’t Smoke Here?
Increasingly, smokers are being driven outdoors by tough indoor anti-smoking laws, but as this photo shows, there are situations where firing up a cigarette outdoors isn't safe or smart.
Picture This: Blow the Whistle on This Fire Inspector!
Areas in front of fire hydrants are strict no-parking zones for obvious reasons. But the fire inspector who parked here seems to have not received the memo.
Picture This! Zip Tie 1, Fire Extinguisher 0
Zip ties are an ingenious invention, but this photograph illustrates a less-than ingenious use for one. It is shown securing a fire extinguisher, which won't be helpful to anyone trying to quickly free it during a fire.
Picture This! Important Information Scrawled on a Paper Towel
We assume this is important information, so it shouldn't be scrawled on a piece of paper towel that could blow away in a draft or get wet and quickly become illegible.
Picture This! Give It Up For Crazy Legs and His Dueling Ladders
Gymnastics should be considered one of the skills of safe ladder use. This worker is shown straddling two ladders, with one foot on each. This looks like a recipe for a nasty or even fatal fall.
Picture This! Choreographing a Dangerous Dance with Safety
This scenario, involving a worker climbing on the upper rungs of a stepladder and lifting heavy objects from a shelf, plays out countless times across the world every day. Sadly, the consequences of this unsafe behavior can be life-altering or life-ending.
Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix GalleryPicture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
Agriculture, Construction, Education, Electrical, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Hazcom, Healthcare, Hospitality, Industry, Ladders, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Picture This, Retail, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities
Picture This! Water, Electricity and Aluminum Ladders Don’t Mix
Using an aluminum ladder around electricity is dangerous enough but this guy has raised the stakes considerably.
Picture This! Hazards by the Barrel Full
Here's an eye-popping photograph showing workers perched on makeshift scaffolding that could shift or snap without warning.
FUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers GalleryFUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers
11 - 30 minutes, Agriculture, Assign a Course, Construction, Drugs and Alcohol, Duration, eLearning, English, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Manufacturing, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Teach, Topic, Type, Utilities
FUNDAMENTAL 55: Cannabis Workplace Safety for Employers
Key Takeaways: Distinguish between risk management and impairment management Explain [...]
Picture This! Hold it Steady, Boys
This ladder wasn't up to the task, so three workers extended its reach by lifting it into the air, with a fourth worker hanging on to it! This photograph illustrates one of the many unsafe ways of using a ladder.
Picture This! Crumpled Cones Point to Driver’s Inattention
What happened to these cones?
Picture This! Heaters and Flammables are a Deadly Mix
Two people died and a third person was injured in an explosion in a garage in Edmonton, Canada. Gas from a fuel tank spilled and its vapors were ignited by a red-hot propane heater. This photograph shows the damage caused in the fire and explosion.
Picture This! A New Take on Turkey Day
It was a new twist on Turkey Day for this truck driver, who had a large bird smash through his vehicle's windshield. He suffered no injuries.
Picture This! Something’s on a Roll, but it Isn’t Safety
This photograph was taken in Indonesia, but workers all over North America often place themselves in similar danger by attempting to lift or roll heavy objects that could crush them if they lost control of those items. In this photo, workers are seen pushing a huge log up a steep ramp to a truck bed.
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