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Working with machinery and equipment is always hazardous. But workers [...]
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After receiving a complaint alleging electrical and machine guarding hazards, [...]
OSHA inspected a Gadsden, AL jobsite as part of a [...]
OSHA conducted an inspection at a west Milwaukee plant in [...]
This ordinary task can have an extraordinary impact on safety. While it???s a daily duty, it needs to be part of your long-term strategy.
Compressed air and pneumatic tools have many hazards, including dust and particles which can damage your eyes.
Horseplay and compressed air are a particularly bad combination. You should never use compressed air for pranks. No kidding!
A 1999 California law says that violation of Cal-OSHA standards [...]
After reviewing occupational injury and illness data, OSHA selected United [...]
The willful violation alleges failure to enforce lockout/tagout procedures to [...]
Moving machinery is more powerful than a human, so many safeguards have been developed to prevent contact which could cause injuries. Study the clues and give some thought to working safely around machines.
This word search???s theme is hand safety. The words are related to hand hazards and hand protection on the job.
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.
Had the crew of a barge used a steel pin [...]
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
A worker died of injuries received in an explosion when hot material from a cutting torch ignited a can of solvent. The incident occurred in a metal products plant which was temporarily out of operation.
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
Workers tending a paper manufacturing machine had to enter an narrow overhead platform above a moving press roller. One day a worker was on this 14-inch (.35-meter) wide platform structure. He was using a compressed
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.
The following is a real-life example of what went wrong and what corrective measures resulted from a fatal incident in the oil and gas industry.
An unsafe practice that was allegedly encouraged by his employer resulted in a 52-year-old man losing his life in December 2005.
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