Air Under Pressure is Hazardous
Tools using compressed air can be worth their weight in gold. Handled properly, they save a lot of sweating, grunting and possibly swearing.
Control Stress to Work Safely
Stress - everyone has it. It is a natural part of life, but too much stress can cause health problems and can affect your ability to work safely.
Working With Forklifts
The forklift is an efficient tool. However, sometimes things go terribly wrong.
When Confidence Becomes Carelessness
It’s easy to get overly confident once you’ve mastered something. But even an experienced worker can become entangled in the conveyor, struck by a vehicle in a work zone or slip on a wet floor. No matter how long you have been on the job and no matter how skilled you are, you must remember the basic safety precautions. Don’t get complacent.
Getting There Safely
Life can be rough. Traffic crashes, violent encounters, and falls are only a few of the things that can happen suddenly and without warning. Even commuting to and from work can be a dangerous undertaking.
10 Ways to Battle Burnout
Are you suffering from burnout? Can you recognize the symptoms? If so, do you know how to fix it?
Be Straight and Sober for Work
Behind the wheel, behind the desk, or on the shop floor, substance abuse can kill. For example, a construction worker who was impaired by alcohol fell to his death through a floor opening.
Maintain Your Guard Around Mobile Equipment
Every year, more than 100 workers across North America die and thousands more are injured in highway work zones—areas where road construction, maintenance or utility work is being undertaken.
Avoid the Hazards of Hot Work
Numerous oil rig fires and explosions have killed many workers during the past 20 years. The moral: Don't let "hot work" turn you into a statistic.
The Hazards of Hoisting and Lowering Tasks
Hoisting and lowering objects from one level to another is an everyday task for many operations. But this task is common in another way: It’s a common cause of serious injury and death in the workplace.
Breathe Easy With Respiratory Protection
Okay, you've got your hardhat, gloves, safety glasses and respirator; now you're all set for the job. But are you really protected from the hazards?
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.
Dangerous Digs
If you work in construction, or even if there is construction going on in your workplace, you need to be aware of the dangers associated with excavations.
Step It Up on Ladder Safety
If you think fatal falls happen only to construction workers swinging off skyscrapers, think again. Because ladder use is so common, many workers take ladder safety for granted, and do not take the appropriate precautions.
Don’t Let A Trench Be Your Grave
Danny Meggison was an experienced trench worker, but he made a big mistake that left his eight-year-old son without a father.
Ladder Safety, Rung By Rung
Anyone who uses the wrong ladder for a job or uses it inappropriately is courting trouble. Don?t become a statistic. Remember these ladder safety tips: Select the correct ladder. Why waver on the top rung
Use Extension Ladders Safely
How This Affects You: Every year thousands of employees are injured in falls from ladders.
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Wobbly Ladders Should Be Scrapped
Workers sometimes take chances with ladders, failing to remove worn or damaged ladders from service. This could cause serious, even fatal, injury.
Use Tools Safely
How This Affects You: You can be seriously injured by using common workplace tools incorrectly.
Sharpen Your Tool Safety Sense
It?s ironic that tools are vital to maintaining machinery, yet many people drop the ball when it comes to maintaining the hand and power tools that help them perform this maintenance. Hand and power tools are common items in most workplaces. But they?re still capable of causing serious injuries.
OSHA’s Form 300: Log of Work Related Injuries
You must record information about every work-related death and about [...]
Company Accused of Petroleum Storage Violation
The government has charged a Campbellton area company and its [...]
Company Charged With Pesticide Violation
The New Brunswick Department of the Environment claims that the [...]
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Bumble Bee Foods to Pay California’s Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement
Largest-Ever Workplace Violations Settlement The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s [...]
Calling Worker’s Doctor Is a Privacy Violation
A transportation worker returned to work after a serious illness. [...]
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