Machinery/Equipment

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?

Personal Protective Equipment; training; hazards. Supervision; maintenance; inspections/ risk assessment. [...]

What are the Big 3 for Providing a Safe Workplace With Regard to Equipment/Machinery?Vicky Pickford2020-04-03T00:00:00+00:00

What is table saw kickback and how to prevent it from happening
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What is table saw kickback and how to prevent it from happening

Accident Prevention, Article, Construction, English, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Topic, Type

What is table saw kickback and how to prevent it from happening

A table saw should be approached with a healthy level [...]

What is table saw kickback and how to prevent it from happeningVicky Pickford2020-02-11T00:00:00+00:00

Equipment / Machinery Checklist

Machines need to move to perform their tasks. Whether it's [...]

Equipment / Machinery ChecklistVicky Pickford2020-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Distracted Driving

DID YOU KNOW? Distracted driving deaths Roughly, nine people are [...]

By the Numbers: Distracted DrivingVicky Pickford2020-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Machine Guarding

Across North America, more than 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, abrasions, and over 800 deaths per year result from machines and equipment that were not properly guarded.

By the Numbers: Machine GuardingVicky Pickford2020-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Seven Statistics on Lockout/Tagout

Lockout /tagout is an important safety measure to ensure that [...]

By the Numbers: Seven Statistics on Lockout/TagoutVicky Pickford2020-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Seven Statistics on Lockout/Tagout – Spanish

El bloqueo/etiquetado es una medida de seguridad importante para asegurar [...]

By the Numbers: Seven Statistics on Lockout/Tagout – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-07T00:00:00+00:00

A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun – Spanish
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A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun – Spanish

Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Spanish, Topic, Type

A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun – Spanish

A worker was using a chainsaw to trim the ends off spacers used to separate layers of lumber in preparation for drying in a kiln. He was working alone although other workers were close by.

A Chainsaw Should be Treated Like a Loaded Gun – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chainsaw Strikes Operator In The Neck – Spanish
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Chainsaw Strikes Operator In The Neck – Spanish

Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, PPE, Spanish, Topic, Type

Chainsaw Strikes Operator In The Neck – Spanish

An experienced chainsaw operator was killed when the saw he was using struck him in the neck. He was cutting the limbs from a dead tree when the tip of the saw caught on an

Chainsaw Strikes Operator In The Neck – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Crane Touches Overhead Line – Spanish
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Crane Touches Overhead Line – Spanish

Crane Safety, Fatality Reports, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Spanish, Topic, Type, Utilities

Crane Touches Overhead Line – Spanish

A swamper working for his second day on a highway construction project was electrocuted when a crane touched an overhead power line. The crane was being used to remove one-ton cement barriers from the edge

Crane Touches Overhead Line – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Tree Topples Onto Crane Cab – Spanish
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Tree Topples Onto Crane Cab – Spanish

Crane Safety, Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Spanish, Topic, Type

Tree Topples Onto Crane Cab – Spanish

A crane operator was killed when an 80-foot (25-meter) tree fell and crushed the cab. A second worker was injured, as was a bystander struck by a tree while attempting to rescue the crane operator.

Tree Topples Onto Crane Cab – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Wood Chipper Grabs Foot – Spanish
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Wood Chipper Grabs Foot – Spanish

Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Spanish, Topic, Type

Wood Chipper Grabs Foot – Spanish

Using a foot to clear a jammed wood chipper sadly left the owner of a tree service company in Wisconsin with more than a leg injury.

Wood Chipper Grabs Foot – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Wood Chipper Kills Worker – Spanish
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Wood Chipper Kills Worker – Spanish

Fatality Reports, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Spanish, Topic, Type

Wood Chipper Kills Worker – Spanish

Wearing gloves around moving machinery can be a recipe for disaster, as a recent fatality in Colorado illustrates.

Wood Chipper Kills Worker – SpanishVicky Pickford2020-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Forklift Safety Video Loop

This video is the perfect way to introduce new employees to general occupational hazards to which they may be exposed and to re-train experienced workers. Program includes basic safety rules, electrical hazards, powered equipment and machinery, back injury prevention, fire protection and more.

Forklift Safety Video LoopVicky Pickford2019-09-25T00:00:00+00:00