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By the Numbers: Six Safe Steps

During the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment, the unexpected startup or release of stored energy can result in serious injury or death. Injuries may include electrocution, burns, crushing, cutting, lacerating, amputating, or fracturing body parts. It’s estimated more than 120 deaths and over 50,000 injuries are prevented each year due to following proper lockout/tagout procedures.

By the Numbers: Six Safe Steps2019-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Falls in the Workplace

Unintentional falls are the most common form of injury across the country: every day last year, falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department visits and 417 hospital admissions, says a new report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). In the U.S. in 2017, fatal falls were at their highest level in the 26-year history of the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) accounting for 887 (17 percent) worker deaths.

By the Numbers: Falls in the Workplace2019-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 6,098 Reasons to do Workplace Inspections

Need a reason to be regularly conducting workplace inspections? Here are 6,098 reasons why workplace inspections are important – that’s how many Canadian and U.S. workers died in 2017 from work-related injuries or illnesses.

By the Numbers: 6,098 Reasons to do Workplace Inspections2019-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Confined Space Injuries and Deaths

 Permit required confined spaces have long been – and still are - the leading cause of multiple fatalities in the workplace.

By the Numbers: Confined Space Injuries and Deaths2019-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Eye Injuries

Do you know how many workplace eye injuries could be prevented if eye protection had been worn? Read on to find out.

By the Numbers: Eye Injuries2019-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Infographic: Seven Confined Space Entry Do’s and Don’ts

Seven Confined Space Entry Do's and Don'ts

Infographic: Seven Confined Space Entry Do’s and Don’ts2023-09-04T12:15:16+00:00

By the Numbers: Rid These Seven Surfaces of Ice

Don’t take chances when it comes to icy surfaces. Ice on walking and working surfaces can cause serious slip, trip, and fall hazards which can lead to disabling injuries, major concussions, and loss of life. Avoid these icy hazards by ensuring procedures are in place and enforced for the safe removal of ice on these seven surfaces.

By the Numbers: Rid These Seven Surfaces of Ice2019-01-31T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: First Aid Matter – When Minutes Matter

A human heart can cease beating within 4 minutes after breathing stops. Permanent brain damage can occur within 4 to 6 minutes after breathing stops. Average ambulance response time is 8 to 12 minutes.

By the Numbers: First Aid Matter – When Minutes Matter2019-01-31T00:00:00+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

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

By the Numbers: Key Statistics for Warehouses

There are over 10,000 warehouses in the United States and Canada, employing over 200,000 workers, and countless ways to be injured or killed.

By the Numbers: Key Statistics for Warehouses2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Emergency Response Plans

Being prepared for an emergency is part of your employers and your responsibility. For help developing your emergency response planning, Ready.gov offers the following guidance.

By the Numbers: 10 Tips for Emergency Response Plans2018-10-11T00:00:00+00:00

Six Tricks for Better Sleep: Pick Six Infographic

With hectic schedules, the electric glowing light of our phones and tablets, the stress and anxiety of life, and a host of other factors contribute to many of us being sleep-deprived. Searching for that next cup of coffee, energy drink, or other ways to stay awake. We likely don’t spend as much time thinking about prepping for a blissful night’s sleep as we do searching for the next caffeine fix. Here are some tips to help you sleep better.

Six Tricks for Better Sleep: Pick Six Infographic2018-09-21T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: 12 Tips for Safe Trenching and Excavation

One cubic yard of soil can weigh as much as a car and the pressure on the chest can make it impossible for a worker to breathe, even if his or her head is above the level of the collapsed soil. Often, it’s impossible to rescue a trench collapse victim quickly enough to prevent death.

By the Numbers: 12 Tips for Safe Trenching and Excavation2018-09-14T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Flammable and combustible liquids are responsible for workplace fires and fires at home. You may not realize it, but you probably have at least a few containers hanging out in your garage, basement, or under the kitchen sink.

By the Numbers: Flammable and Combustible Liquids2018-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

Diving and Drownings: Pick Six

Water-related deaths are a sad part of every summer. The following stats are meant to bring awareness to just how often drowning deaths and diving-related injuries occur. There is also an important link to a blog post, Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning, that I highly recommend reading – it is eye-opening.

Diving and Drownings: Pick Six2018-08-14T00:00:00+00:00

By the Numbers: Worldwide Workplace Injury and Illness Stats

Unsafe working conditions and unsafe work practices lead to a staggering number of workplace and work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths.

By the Numbers: Worldwide Workplace Injury and Illness Stats2018-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

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