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5-Minute Workplace Safety Talks manual by J.J. Keller’s easy-to-use gives you fingertip access to more than 100 different safety talks....
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The latest occupational safety news and best practices, with coverage including workplace safety best practices, workplace safety management practices, risk management, safety leadership and safety trends.
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To ensure that the workplace is safe to conduct work activities, it is sometimes necessary to bypass a safety controls...
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Harnesses are a critical piece of “personal fall protection,” and full-body harnesses are approved for use in: Fall arrestPositioningConfined space rescueLadder...
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In December 2021, a concreter suffered serious injuries including a cervical spinal fracture and lacerations to his head and body...
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Overhead power lines cause 40% of all electrically related fatalities, in the workplace. A majority of these accidents occur with...
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Hot work operations such as welding, cutting, soldering, and any activities that involve using open flames or excessive heat can...
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Health and safety officers are vitally important to larger companies, especially those involved in manufacturing and oil and gas. Not...
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Companies around the world, from major manufacturers down to your local grocery store, all share a common struggle: efficiently managing...
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Harmful substances in transported goods, or chemicals used to fumigate containers can make workers inspecting or unpacking those containers sick....
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Safety Culture and High-Risk Environments A Leadership Perspective by Cindy L. Caldwell. This book is written for the leader who...
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The safe storage of hazardous chemicals is an essential part of Workplace safety. Chemical storage is complex there is no...
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The Practical Guide to Industrial Safety - Methods for Process Safety Professionals by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff. This book has been...
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The proper and safe operation of cranes mainly falls to the operator. This means that both operators and managers must...
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Many operators and laboratory staff are frequently exposed to chemicals that, if not handled properly, can cause severe harm or...
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Automotive batteries contain hydrogen-oxygen gases that can be explosive. The acid inside the battery is highly corrosive and can cause...
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Lockout and Tagout (LOTO) is a set of procedures that are used to ensure that equipment is shut down, inoperable, and (where...
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Health and Safety at Work Key Terms by JW W Stranks. The book has been written principally as a revision...
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Hazardous areas such as oil refineries, paint shops, and chemical plants have a high potential for explosions. In such an...
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What happened in this Safety Flash: An electrician installed fuses on a 930V DC electrical system while the system was...
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Falls are the top workplace danger as recorded by insurance companies and government regulators. Fall protection plans are designed to...
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Hand grinders are being used more frequently in the water utility industry, typically with jobs involving fabrication, mechanical, contracting, masonry,...
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A safety observation report (sometimes known as a “safety card”) collects information about the safety of working conditions observed by...
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After the Mechanical Completion phase of any new Facility, as oil and Gas plan another new phase started which is...
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Flooding is a temporary overflow of water onto land that is normally dry. Floods are the most common natural disaster...