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Safety Rules Protect You

The safety rules, policies and procedures of your workplace are there to protect you from workplace hazards and to help prevent injuries.

Safety Rules Protect You2023-09-04T17:56:07+00:00

Don’t Experiment With Safety in a Laboratory

Laboratories harbor fire and explosion hazards, and radiation hazards. There may be high-powered equipment which could cause cuts, entanglement or electrocution. There also could be biohazardous materials which can cause fatal diseases.

Don’t Experiment With Safety in a Laboratory2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let the Welding Fume Plume Make You Sick

Welding poses a unique combination of both safety and health risks to more than 500,000 workers in a wide variety of industries.

Don’t Let the Welding Fume Plume Make You Sick2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Pretzel Postures Pose Problems

Do you often need to make strange or awkward movements to get your work done? Long reaches, twists, bends and stretches put your shoulders, back and elbows in uncomfortable and unnatural positions. These postures can

Pretzel Postures Pose Problems2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Protect Your Back

How This Affects You: Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.

Protect Your Back2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Machine Guards Defend Safety

Moving machinery is everywhere. Even something as innocent as a photocopier contains moving parts.

Machine Guards Defend Safety2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Close Calls Reflect Accident Hazards

A worker received an electric shock on a piece of equipment he was using. He was not injured, and he did not report the incident. A few days later another worker also received a shock from the same defective equipment, and again did not report the problem.

Close Calls Reflect Accident Hazards2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

The Environmental Safety Connection

Every day we hear about environmental concerns. The diminishing ozone layer, overflowing landfills, pollution ... the list is endless. The problems seem so immense that we ask ourselves what one person can do.

The Environmental Safety Connection2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

6 Typical Electrical Hazards in the Workplace

Electrical shock is a leading cause of workplace fatalities and almost every day approximately one electrocution, 10 disabling injuries and 100 electrical shocks are reported.

6 Typical Electrical Hazards in the Workplace2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

How to Keep Your Cool When Working in Hot Weather

Your body has a marvelous ability to regulate its internal temperature through sweating and the cooling effect caused by the evaporation of sweat. But there are a number of factors that can interfere with this process and cause your body temperature to spike, resulting in heat illness.

How to Keep Your Cool When Working in Hot Weather2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Rocking Out Has Repercussions2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Maintenance and Safety Go Hand in Hand

Maintenance workers need to know about a broader range of safety issues than probably anyone else in the workplace. 

Maintenance and Safety Go Hand in Hand2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Winter Work Wear: Avoid A Chilly Surprise With The Right Work Wear

Do you know which clothes and protective equipment to wear in cold temperatures? This is important if you perform your job outdoors, or in any kind of low temperature environment such as food-storage freezers or meat-packing plants.

Winter Work Wear: Avoid A Chilly Surprise With The Right Work Wear2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Keeping Young Workers Safe and Healthy

On average, approximately 500 workers younger than 24 years of age die from work related injuries every year, and more than 800,000 are treated for nonfatal injuries in hospital emergency departments each year. While their injuries and illnesses might be similar, young workers face a different set of risk factors than older, more experienced workers. 

Keeping Young Workers Safe and Healthy2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Combustible Dust is No Ordinary Dust

A combustible dust is any fine material that can catch fire and explode when mixed with air. The force from combustible dust explosions can cause multiple deaths, horrific injuries, and massive destruction of property.

Combustible Dust is No Ordinary Dust2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer

Highway work zones continue to have far too many traffic fatalities. Hundreds of people are killed in work zones each year. The victims include both construction workers and occupants of the vehicles trying to rush past them.

You Can Help Make Highway Work Zones Safer2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00

Don’t Let the Pressure of Compressed Gas Get to You

The hazards associated with compressed gas include oxygen displacement, fires, explosions, toxic effects from certain gases, reactivity and projectile concerns.

Don’t Let the Pressure of Compressed Gas Get to You2018-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
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