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Weathering Winter at Home
Most of us are familiar with winter safety tips for our vehicle. But have you given much thought to prepping your home and family for the long cold winter?
Take the Bite and the Sting out of Working Outdoors
Working outside puts workers at risk for countless hazards.
Dangers for Occupational Divers
Occupational divers put themselves at risk every time they brave the depths, whether?harvesting seafood, repairing ships or retrieving golf balls from ponds.
Are You Getting Bad Vibes from Your Tools? GalleryAre You Getting Bad Vibes from Your Tools?
Automotive, Construction, English, Ergonomics, Forestry, General Industry, General Safety, Hand and Power Tools, Industry, Language, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Utilities
Are You Getting Bad Vibes from Your Tools?
Safety Talk WHAT'S AT STAKE Millions of workers in North [...]
Manage Your Stress to Protect Your Health
If you?re alive, you have stress. Stress is what motivates us to do the things we need to do to survive. In small doses, it can be very powerful. The problem is that repeated exposure to situations that cause our bodies to produce stress hormones may have negative effects on our mental and physical health.
Don’t Let Unsafe Conditions and Acts Trip You Up! GalleryDon’t Let Unsafe Conditions and Acts Trip You Up!
Accident Prevention, Automotive, Business Services, English, General Industry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Safety Talk, Slips, Trips and Falls, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Don’t Let Unsafe Conditions and Acts Trip You Up!
Read this Safety talk and learn how to avoid unsafe conditions which are a leading source of workplace accidents, with over 200,000 reported every year.
Don’t Press Your Luck with Power Presses
What's at Stake? Do you think it's a good idea [...]
Chemical Burns Require Quick Response
If you work with chemicals, make sure you are familiar with the first aid required in case of exposure. This information is located on the chemical label and on the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).
Cleaning Up
“We can’t afford to spend time on making things look pretty. We’ve got production to get out,” he said. That’s true as far as it goes, but plant housekeeping involves a lot more than making
Guards Keep You From Danger GalleryGuards Keep You From Danger
Agriculture, Construction, English, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Lockout/Tagout, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type
Guards Keep You From Danger
A sawmill worker suffered multiple fractures to his right arm when it became caught in an edger outfeed chain and sprocket. For unknown reasons, he had lifted the guard to check the drive mechanism.
Get A Lift Out Of Your Job GalleryGet A Lift Out Of Your Job
Agriculture, Automotive, Construction, English, Forestry, General Industry, Healthcare, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Chemical, Manufacturing Food, Maritime, Mining, Oil and Gas, Retail, Safety Talk, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Transportation, Type, Utilities, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Get A Lift Out Of Your Job
Workers in health care, warehousing, transportation, manufacturing, retail and many other industry sectors have to lift and move people and materials as part of their jobs.
Stay Safe On Stairways
Serious stairway accidents occur most often when people are walking down stairs. Every year, new incidents result for the same old reasons: slippery surfaces losing balance because items being carried block vision handrail not used
Eliminate the Pain of Contact Stress
Tom didn't realize it, but he was a victim of contact stress. For the past year the electronics assembly worker developed painful symptoms merely by resting his forearms against the edge of his workbench. It was starting to take a nasty toll.
Compressed Air is Dangerous
You're struggling to loosen over-tightened lug nuts while fixing a flat tire on a hot, dusty highway.
Mobile Equipment
You may work around construction sites or encounter backhoes, loaders, compactors and cranes in your neighborhood or along highways.
Holiday Season Safety
We want to see you back here at work, safe and sound, after the holiday season.
What Is Ergonomics? – Spanish
La ergonomía es un campo de investigación que estudia la comodidad y la seguridad del cuerpo humano cuando las herramientas, los lugares de trabajo y los procedimientos del mismo se ajustan al trabajador.
Cement Burns
Wet cement is a leading cause of skin problems for workers. These problems can be mild and short lived or severe and chronic.
Be Ready for an Earthquake
Many places where we live and work are in high risk earthquake zones.
Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water GallerySafety Tips for Those Working Around Water
Agriculture, Automotive, Emergency Action Plan, English, First Aid and Emergency Response, Forestry, General Safety, Industry, Language, Machinery/Equipment, Maritime, Oil and Gas, Safety Talk, Scaffold, Seasonal, Teach, Teach a Course, Topic, Type, Wholesale & Retail Distribution
Safety Tips for Those Working Around Water
People who aren’t expecting to end up in water often are not prepared for that possibility and the results can be tragic. Every year in the United States and Canada, an estimated 3,800 people drown, with many of these victims being people who ended up in the water unintentionally.
Familiarize Yourself with Formaldehyde
Think “formaldehyde” and very likely images of laboratories, hospitals or funeral parlors come to mind. But formaldehyde’s uses go beyond that of specimen preservation and embalming fluid. It’s one of the most commonly used and encountered chemicals in industry today.
Rocking Out Has Repercussions
Electronics technology has progressed so quickly that instant messaging, the Internet and credit-card sized music players are now in the hands of millions of North Americans. Workplace regulations concerning the use of electronic devices are a hot-button issue. Musical distractions in vehicles, however, are almost impossible to regulate.
Marijuana and Workplace Safety
Wherever you reside in North America, and whatever the legal stance in your region, one can’t deny that, every day, marijuana use is becoming a more socially acceptable practice as the legality of marijuana usage continues to spread.
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.
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).
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