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).
Exposure to unguarded or improperly guarded machines causes over 1000 deaths and 20,000 serious cuts, crushing injuries, scalpings and amputations every year
Did you know 90% of all falls involving scaffolds happen while workers are performing routine jobs and the average height of those falls are just 12 to 15 feet?
Break time is your chance to break away from the routine and relax before heading back to work. But you can?t take a break from safety.
If you work with any amount of chemicals,? or work in an environment where chemicals are used, handled, stored,? transported or disposed of, you must understand the hazards and how to protect? yourself.
An injured worker needs care now — can you administer it? Proper training, supplies and equipment are essential for providing prompt care to injured workers. If you have ever been faced with an injury, no matter how small, you will probably know the value of first aid.
The flu is a serious contagious disease. Not only does having the flu make you feel miserable, for some people the flu can be fatal. In fact, tens of thousands of people die from the flu in North America, each year.
Does it drive you nuts to observe careless people? They slide out of the pickup in the parking lot trailing candy bar wrappers and coffee cup litter.
Silica causes lungs to scar and develop nodules which block extraction of oxygen from air. Each year more than 250 American workers die from silicosis, the disease caused by inhaling tiny silica particles. Silicosis has
Here are some common concerns for office workers: • Poor lighting • Poor ventilation and indoor air quality • Ergonomics • Slips, trips and falls • Electrical hazards • Collisions with objects such as open
They carry you through heat or cold, wet and slippery conditions. Your feet are also at risk from falling construction materials and equipment. No wonder wearing approved steel-toed boots can be required on the job.
How This Affects You: Don't think fate wouldn't leave you stranded in a vehicle during a snow storm. This happened to school bus driver Carl Miller in Colorado.
How This Affects You: Many workers like you are killed or injured in workplace fires each year.
An employer or supervisor can't stand by you every second to see that safety rules are followed.
We’ve all seen one - or been one. We’re talking about that distracted driver, one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the phone, with the job of driving safely clearly far from his mind. Cell phone use has escalated considerably in the past decade. So has the number of phone-related traffic fatalities and the number of jurisdictions enacting laws that prohibit or restrict cell phone use. Many companies are following suit by introducing policies that prohibit or limit a worker’s cell phone use while driving.
It is of the utmost importance to protect yourself from head injuries. We all have heard of people who have received head injuries and how their lives have been tragically changed. If you have worn
For outside workers, stinging insects are a summertime job hazard. Stings are usually just an unpleasant annoyance, but occasionally they can cause serious illness and death.
Think back to the last time you came to work after a night spent tossing and turning – or with no sleep at all. Now imagine working that way day in and day out.
Poor housekeeping causes a wide range of injuries and fatalities, ranging from painful slips, trips and falls, to workers being unable to evacuate burning buildings because of blocked fire exits, to dust explosions that can claim multiple lives in an instant.
A near miss is not a lucky break. A near miss is an indication of a problem, either systematic or mechanical, that has very real potential for hazard. It’s a red flag calling for change to ensure that a similar situation in future doesn’t result in worker injuries or deaths.
If pressure vessels are improperly operated or improperly maintained, they can fail catastrophically, potentially flattening buildings and killing workers and people living in the area.
Snow and ice removal is a part of life for many facilities affected by winter weather. Clearing snow and ice from a roof can prevent injuries and property loss that occur when a roof collapses - but this activity also introduces hazards we need to understand and prepare for before any of us step on a roof.
Hand and power tool injuries send more than 400,000 workers to the emergency room and cause hundreds of deaths every year. In this safety talk learn about some of the potential hazards associated with using hand and power tools.
Many people require professional help to prevent short-term shock from turning into something more serious and longer lasting - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Thousands of non-disabling and disabling injuries occur annually from work with electricity and on average one person dies every day from an electrical incident on the job.
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