Don’t Join the Electrical Circuit
If you have to rescue someone who is receiving an electric shock, be careful or you might end up becoming a shock victim yourself.
Lockout/Tagout/Tryout Off-the-Job
The practice of using a lock and tag to isolate power from a piece of manufacturing equipment is not uncommon at work, but you may not realize that more injuries from failure of locking out happen at home and they can be prevented.
Machinery in Motion GalleryMachinery in Motion
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Machinery in Motion
In this Safety Talk, we’ll discuss what happens during a caught-between incident, how to avoid hazardous situations when working with machinery, and provide some tips on how to work around machinery without getting hurt.
Plug into PPE for Electrical Work
On average more than 150 workers in North America are killed every year from electric shock, burns, and other effects caused by dangerous exposure to electricity. Many of these deaths could have been prevented by wearing the right personal protective equipment (PPE).
Bumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement GalleryBumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement
Article, English, Food Service, General Industry, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Food, Topic, Type
Bumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement
Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s [...]
Car Parts Manufacturer Fined $80,000 for Lockout Violation
A worker for an auto parts manufacturer was performing maintenance [...]
Brewery Cited for 10 Alleged Safety and Health Violations GalleryBrewery Cited for 10 Alleged Safety and Health Violations
Accident Prevention, Article, Electrical, English, Food Service, General Industry, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Manufacturing Food, PPE, Topic, Type
Brewery Cited for 10 Alleged Safety and Health Violations
OSHA launched an investigation after an employee died and two [...]
Bakery Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations and Issued $104,000 in Proposed Penalties GalleryBakery Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations and Issued $104,000 in Proposed Penalties
Article, English, Food Service, General Industry, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing Food, PPE, PPE - Legs/Feet, Topic, Type
Bakery Cited for Alleged Willful, Serious Violations and Issued $104,000 in Proposed Penalties
OSHA conducted an inspection of a bakery after receiving a [...]
Aluminum Company Issued 17 Serious Safety Violation GalleryAluminum Company Issued 17 Serious Safety Violation
Article, Electrical, English, Fire Extinguishers, Fire Prevention, Health and Safety Management, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, PPE, Topic, Type
Aluminum Company Issued 17 Serious Safety Violation
OSHA conducted an inspection in October 2010 and cited the [...]
Six Facts on Electrocution GallerySix Facts on Electrocution
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Six Facts on Electrocution
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Six Facts on Burns
Odds of winning the lottery: 1 in 135,145,920 (multi-state, mega [...]
Train the Trainer: Lockout Tagout
The Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout) Standard is a frequent source of [...]
Machinery and Equipment Troubleshooting Policy Checklist GalleryMachinery and Equipment Troubleshooting Policy Checklist
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Machinery and Equipment Troubleshooting Policy Checklist
Working with machinery and equipment is always hazardous. But workers [...]
Alleged Repeat and Serious Violations Bring Citations Carrying Proposed Penalties of $120,000 for a Milwaukee Manufacturer GalleryAlleged Repeat and Serious Violations Bring Citations Carrying Proposed Penalties of $120,000 for a Milwaukee Manufacturer
Article, Chemical Safety, English, Industry, JSA/Audits/Inspections, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, PPE, Topic, Type
Alleged Repeat and Serious Violations Bring Citations Carrying Proposed Penalties of $120,000 for a Milwaukee Manufacturer
OSHA conducted an inspection at a west Milwaukee plant in [...]
Allegations of One Willful, 31 Serious Violations Bring $192,350 in Proposed Fines GalleryAllegations of One Willful, 31 Serious Violations Bring $192,350 in Proposed Fines
Agriculture, Article, Chemical Safety, Construction, Electrical, English, Forestry, General Industry, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Maritime, Materials Handling and Storage, Mining, Oil and Gas, Topic, Transportation, Type
Allegations of One Willful, 31 Serious Violations Bring $192,350 in Proposed Fines
The willful violation alleges failure to enforce lockout/tagout procedures to [...]
Word Search – Machine Safety GalleryWord Search – Machine Safety
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Word Search – Machine Safety
The topic of this word search is machine safety. See if you can find all the words listed within the puzzle. While you are searching, think about the words. They describe some of the actions and hazards of typical workplace machinery. You will also find words describing machine guards and other safety features.
Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt GalleryFootball Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
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Football Jersey Gets Caught in a Conveyor Belt
A cleanup person was instructed by his foreman to do the cleanup of a conveyor area jammed with debris. This involved loading the debris onto the conveyor, running it until it was clean, shutting it
Veteran Lumberman Takes Fatal Shortcut
A worker filling a lumber order was fatally crushed when a beam fell on him, causing multiple traumatic injuries to his abdomen and pelvis.
Workers Had Nowhere to Go
With 70-foot (21-meter) tall trees being felled on a lot that was only 100 feet (30 meters) square, workers didn't have a lot of room to get out of the way of falling trees. And one didn't.
Sawmill Sees First Fatality in 20 Years
It's said life begins at 40. Sadly, for Gregory Scott Johnson, it ended at that age when he became caught between two hydraulic cylinders used to pull logs toward a saw at the Suwannee Lumber Co. in Dixie County, FL.
Cintas Corporation Facing Massive Fine for Worker’s Death
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) is proposing almost $2.8 million in penalties against Cintas Corp.
Counterweights Crush Worker
An elevator operator died when the elevator's counterweights came crashing down on his head and chest.
Drill Press Strangles Operator
A man was strangled after his shirt-sleeve was caught by the rotating drill bit of a drill press he was operating.
Metal Shavings From Lathe Make A Deadly Noose
A machinist was finishing a piece of stainless steel on a lathe. The metal shavings peeled off the rotating lathe in one large wire strand and wrapped around his neck, causing partial decapitation. Investigation of
Scarf Caught In Drill Causes Asphyxiation
An employee at a mine was found strangled to death. The scarf he was wearing around his neck had become twisted around the rotating drill. To prevent such a tragedy from recurring, remember these safe
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