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Presenting good food is not the sole purpose of a kitchen. A good kitchen must also be kept clean and...
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Several recent fires in high-rise buildings have awakened renewed interest in fire safety on the part of the public, and...
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The terms cement and concrete are often used interchangeably, but cement is an ingredient in concrete. Cement is manufactured through...
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Compressed gas cylinders are a common fixture in research laboratories. As such it is imperative to understand the safe handling, transportation,...
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Hazardous materials can be found in every community. They are in almost every home and in most hospitals and factories....
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Understanding the forklift stability triangle is essential for workplace safety. When workers understand their vehicle’s capacity limits and the general principle...
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Essential Practices for Process Safety CultureBook's cover Essential Practices for Creating, Strengthening, and Sustaining Process Safety Culture by American Institute...
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working with a chainsaw involves many different work situations with both simple and more complicated steps. The chainsaw is a...
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The goal of this Accident Investigation Safety Training Program is to introduce basic principles and analysis techniques for investigating workplace...
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Workers in industries such as construction, manufacturing, and transportation can avoid workplace accidents by taking the appropriate safety precautions. However, despite...
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Hand accidents account for between 40% to 60% of recordable workplace accidents each year.1 Yet, knowing how to best protect...
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Improper lifting technique can lead to back, leg, and arm pain. Poor technique can cause both acute injury and serious long-term effects. Learning the right way...
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Woodworking machines with their moving parts and sharp blades can be extremely dangerous if not used correctly. Amputations, blindness, and...
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Done right, safety meetings are an opportunity to proactively address potential hazards and issues within your organization. And, they're a...
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Fault tree analysis (FTA) is a graphical tool to explore the causes of system-level failures. It uses boolean logic to...
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Grain handling workers face severe dangers of suffocation, falling, entanglement, fires, explosions, electrocutions, and injuries from improperly guarded machinery. These...
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Fire can race through a structure in a matter of minutes, threatening the lives of that inside and leaving a...
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Burns and scalds are damage to the skin usually caused by heat. Both are treated in the same way. A burn...
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System Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment Book's cover System Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment A Practical Approach, Second Edition by...
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The Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) food safety management system is a preventive risk assessment tool operated by...
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Sunglasses are more than fashion accessories. They are a necessary protection against the sun’s rays that can damage the eyes....
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Dehydration is a loss of fluids and electrolytes – minerals such as sodium, calcium, and potassium – that the body...
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In almost every industry, a load of some kind is being lifted, manipulated, lowered, or carried in a way that...
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Most drivers spend less than 1% of their driving time in reverse, yet national statistics indicate that about one-quarter of...