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Workplan: Heavy Equipment Hazards and Controls

Are you considering the following heavy-equipment-related hazards and safe work practices in your heavy equipment policies and programs? Whether you’re creating a policy for the first time or reviewing and updating existing policies and procedures, use these recommendations as a guide for heavy equipment safety.

Workplan: Heavy Equipment Hazards and Controls2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Emotional Wellness Checklist

Emotional wellness is the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times. Use this checklist from the National Institutes of Health to help improve employee emotional health.

Emotional Wellness Checklist2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: 8 Steps to Creating a Wellness Program

Physically and mentally healthy employees are happier, safer, and more productive. An employee wellness program can provide support to employees who are facing challenging times and help all employees with their overall wellness. More and more companies are hopping on board the wellness wagon because they understand the connection between wellness and work.

Workplan: 8 Steps to Creating a Wellness Program2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Employee Wellness Programs

Did you know?  FIVE lifestyle behaviors (physical inactivity, poor nutrition, smoking, alcohol use, and non-adherence to medications) and FIVE chronic medical conditions (diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, mental illness, and cancer) drive 75% of all deaths worldwide.

By the Numbers: Employee Wellness Programs2023-09-04T14:47:50+00:00

Picture This: Would You Know What to Do?

A stroke is a blood clot preventing your brain from getting the blood it requires. The important thing is what you do if stroke symptoms happen; the sooner the treatment, the less chance of serious damage to the brain and less chance of permanent disability.

Picture This: Would You Know What to Do?2023-09-04T14:44:24+00:00

Conveyors, Cranes, and Slings

Materials handling is an essential task in any industry and covers everything from moving steel pipes by crane to manually hauling bags of concrete. Whatever your workers are moving or assembling, this common task also involves some of the most common costly injuries.

Conveyors, Cranes, and Slings2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Gain Control of New Equipment and Machines

Every now and then you will come face-to-face with a new piece of equipment or new machine at work, or something slightly different from what we are trained on and used to using. The areas for potential problems will vary significantly with the equipment involved, but usually a few basic rules apply.

Gain Control of New Equipment and Machines2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: Presenteeism

The overwhelming majority of health-related productivity losses occur on the job from reduced performance by employees who show up for work not feeling their best. This is commonly known as presenteeism. The implications and costs of presenteeism are enormous and can be highly disruptive. Integrating wellness strategies into a safety program can help combat the effects. Here’s a 4-step model by the Canadian Mental Health Association, Manitoba Division (Manitoba Model) to consider.

Focus On: Presenteeism2023-09-04T14:36:21+00:00

Noise Levels: Pick Six

Hearing damage, and the symptoms can take time to develop. You are likely to be exposed to different types and levels of noise during you work day.

Noise Levels: Pick Six2018-12-11T00:00:00+00:00

Two Die When Fumes Ignite in Elevator Car

Three workers were using solvent to refinish an elevator interior. One of the solvent-soaked rags was ignited by either a spark from a light fixture panel or a worker's rag brushed against one of the recessed lights in the roof of the elevator, shattering the bulb and igniting the rag. The worker dropped the rag on the floor to try and extinguish the flame but the accumulated fumes of the cleaner ignited and the entire cab became filled with flames. Trapping the workers inside the elevator.

Two Die When Fumes Ignite in Elevator Car2018-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Focus On: The Role of Hazard and Risk Assessments in Accident Prevention

The hazards you and your workers are up against depend on factors such as the type of job, how it’s done, and the environment in which it’s carried out. As a supervisor part of your responsibility lies in identifying exposure to hazards and finding ways to protect workers from them. One of the best ways to do this is by conducting hazard and risk assessments.

Focus On: The Role of Hazard and Risk Assessments in Accident Prevention2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Tempt Fate by Working Solo

The freedom of working alone sounds like a dream job for many, but the downside is there’s nobody around to help you if something goes wrong. Social workers, home care nurses, custodians, security guards and late-night convenience store clerks all face hazards from working solo. People might not be able to hear your calls for help and come to your rescue when you work alone.

Don’t Tempt Fate by Working Solo2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Hazard Prevention and Control

Do you know the six elements of a successful hazard control plan?  Here’s a hint…an effective hazard control plan involves worker input; reduces or removes hazards; and minimizes or eliminates risk.

Workplan: Hazard Prevention and Control2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Safety When Working Alone

Working alone means working where you cannot be seen or heard by another person and where you cannot expect a visit from another person. While not an ideal situation, sometimes it is necessary. In occupations as diverse as a home care nurse, security guard, property manager, plant attendant, taxi driver, custodian, logger, ranch hand, retail clerk and oil field mechanic, sometimes must work alone.

Safety When Working Alone2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Picture this: You Make the Call

Use this Picture This as a tool to train and inform workers on injury prevention. Show them the image and ask them: Pretend you’re the supervisor who instructed this chap to do this work. First, think about how you would have set him up to be safe. Second, what would your reaction be if you pulled up to this scene and saw how the work was being performed. Then discuss their feedback and cover anything they might have missed.

Picture this: You Make the Call2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Lone Worker Safety Checklist

Complete this checklist before an employee is set to work alone. Distribute the checklist to the supervisor in charge of the lone worker and to the lone worker. These items are minimum requirements to be met before the work begins. You can edit this list to better suit your specific situation.

Lone Worker Safety Checklist2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Picture This: Hazards of Working Alone

There are several unsafe conditions in this image that could be harmful to any worker, but especially for a lone worker. Use the Picture This to spark discussion about the hazards of working alone and the precautions and procedures your organization has in place to protect lone workers.

Picture This: Hazards of Working Alone2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Two Lone Worker Deaths in 24 Hours

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has issued a Fatal Accidents Alert in response to the deaths of two miners that occurred within 24 hours of each other. Both fatalities involved miners working alone in restricted areas with hazardous conditions.

Two Lone Worker Deaths in 24 Hours2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Workplan: Four Steps to Protect Lone Workers

Many of the procedures and precautions taken for general employee safety and health are applicable and necessary for those employees who work alone. However, as a supervisor you do need to take into consideration additional factors for lone workers.

Workplan: Four Steps to Protect Lone Workers2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Lone Workers

 Working alone can expose workers to hazards and dangers that aren’t found in other types of work settings. Prepare your workers through well-thought-out policies, communication plans, and knowledge on what to do in different situations. Share these 10 tips with workers and adjust as your situation calls for.

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Lone Workers2018-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

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