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There’s hardly a workplace that doesn’t handle or store materials.
Workers who perform frequent and heavy lifting are at risk for back injuries and abdominal straining that can cause hernias. Arm, shoulder, neck and wrist pain is also a risk if materials are lifted improperly.
Toxic chemicals are found in almost every home and workplace. In some industries such as chemical processing, they are used in great quantities. But they are also used for small, everyday tasks.
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Chemicals and other contaminants can be transferred from the hands to foods, drinks or cigarettes and ingested into the body, where they can cause serious damage, especially with repeated exposure over time. Along with not eating, drinking or smoking after handling chemicals, workers who bring coffee or food items into contaminated areas are also risking exposure to toxic agents.
If you work with hazardous chemicals, then you?ve been trained on safe work practices to reduce your exposure. But have you ever considered the effects these chemicals might have on your family?
Loading and unloading cargo is a routine task at many workplaces. And it?s a task that requires establishing and following safe procedures.
Boxes and cartons The best way to carry boxes and cartons is to grip them at opposite top and bottom corners. Carry sacked materials the same way, and against your waist if possible. Don't strain
Equipment that you use on the job may require you to apply pushing or pulling forces.
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The government has charged a Campbellton area company and its [...]
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Workers at a farm coop accidentally drop a pallet containing [...]
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After reviewing occupational injury and illness data, OSHA selected United [...]
The willful violation alleges failure to enforce lockout/tagout procedures to [...]
Materials handling is a type of work conducted in almost every workplace. These clues are about the safe moving, storage and handling of materials.
This puzzle???s theme is materials handling. Complete this puzzle with words related to the safe moving, handling and storage of materials.
Dog Days - This facility is a real dog, safety-wise, that is!?? This place would give any inspector paws.?? Try to identify the safety hazards that could turn around and bite someone.
Machines that press, punch and polish materials can do lethal damage to the human body. Think about that as you search for words related to manufacturing industries.
Dog Days - This facility is a real dog, safety-wise, that is! This place would give any inspector paws. Try to identify the safety hazards that could turn around and bite someone.
On a winter morning, a truck left a logging camp loaded with 50 tons of logs. At the same time another worker was returning to camp in a pickup truck. The two drivers acknowledged one
There are at least 8 ways for supervisors to determine [...]
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