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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.

Using Portable Electric-powered Tools Safely2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut Away

There's one hand tool that demands your respect over many others in the workplace, a tool that can cut you to the bone in an instant. Meet Mr. Sharp, the utility knife.

Utility Knife Hazards Only a Cut Away2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Get Caught With Your Guard Down

Getting caught in machinery is every worker's nightmare, but you can prevent it from becoming yours with a little vigilance.

Don’t Get Caught With Your Guard Down2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chainsaw Can Be Friend or Foe

People who never touched a chainsaw before have been using these tools for disaster cleanup. So it's time for a safety talk on the hazards of these tools.

Chainsaw Can Be Friend or Foe2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Are You Getting Bad Vibes from Your Tools?

Safety Talk WHAT'S AT STAKE Millions of workers in North [...]

Are You Getting Bad Vibes from Your Tools?2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Sharpen Your Tool Safety Sense

It?s ironic that tools are vital to maintaining machinery, yet many people drop the ball when it comes to maintaining the hand and power tools that help them perform this maintenance. Hand and power tools are common items in most workplaces. But they?re still capable of causing serious injuries.

Sharpen Your Tool Safety Sense2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Great Guns! Powder-Actuated Tools are Dangerous2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

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?

Hand Tool Hazards2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Hand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish

Sus manos corren una variedad de peligros diariamente en el trabajo.

Hand Protection is a Good Deal – Spanish2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Immobilize With the Proper Lockout Procedure

Lockout procedures eliminate the chance a machine could become energized whenever it is being cleaned, repaired, maintained, or unjammed.

Immobilize With the Proper Lockout Procedure2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries

If your job involves repeated motion or vibration to the hands, carpal tunnel syndrome could creep up on you. It tends to occur in carpentry, cashiering and assembly line work, but it can also occur in many other kinds of work.

Avoid Repetitive Strain Injuries2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Word Search – Compressed Air Safety

Compressed air is a useful energy source in the workplace. It powers tools and other kinds of equipment. Consider the hazards and the safeguards surrounding compressed air tools as you do this word search.

Word Search – Compressed Air Safety2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Word Search – Tool Safety

How would we get our jobs done without hand tools and power tools? Useful as they are, they are also involved in many injuries. Give some thought to how to use tools safely as you search for these words.

Word Search – Tool Safety2023-09-05T03:44:12+00:00

Word Scramble – Care With Air

Compressed air and pneumatic tools have many hazards, including dust and particles which can damage your eyes.

Word Scramble – Care With Air2018-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Word Scramble – Rules for Tools

Chisels and hammers with mushroomed heads, portable power saws with damaged wiring and files lacking handles are examples of defective tools that can cause injuries.

Word Scramble – Rules for Tools2023-09-05T03:38:22+00:00

Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three Workers

Three employees equipped with respirators were preparing to paint a heat exchanger in a manufacturing plant. Their sandblasting work was almost finished. The portable air compressor used to supply breathing air to the sandblasters' hoods

Nitrogen Hook-Up Kills Three Workers2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Fall From Girder Kills Ironworker

An ironworker foreman died in a fall from a roof under construction after he removed a safety barricade. The victim was supervising a crew building the roof of a cold storage warehouse. The final structural

Fall From Girder Kills Ironworker2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death

A machine at a steel foundry was found to be jammed in the "up" position and could not be lowered. The plant maintenance mechanic, who was an experienced and careful worker, was called to repair

Experienced Maintenance Worker Crushed To Death2018-01-17T00:00:00+00:00

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