SELF-INSPECTION. The most widely accepted way to identify hazards in the workplace is to conduct safety and health self-inspections. You can...
Construction
Construction is a high-hazard industry that comprises a wide range of activities involving construction, alteration, and/or repair. Construction workers engage in many activities that may expose them to serious hazards, such as falling from rooftops, unguarded machinery, being struck by heavy construction equipment, electrocutions, silica dust, and asbestos.
In This section, we will provide Construction Safety information, tools, and resources to assist those in the industry – whether workers or employers – to identify, reduce, and eliminate construction-related hazards. The Resources will include and not be limited to blogs, Apps, Training Materials, Forms, Templates, and more
Materials handling is the lifting, moving, and placing of items in various forms. It may be done manually or with...
The Safety task assessment ( STA) and Pre-Task Hazard Assessment ( PTHA) Is an efficient tool, which if utilized Correctly,...
What happened A person was killed when there was a catastrophic explosive failure of a corroded fire extinguisher. The incident...
Many types and sizes of cranes assist us in lifting and moving heavy loads in our workplaces: overhead bridge cranes,...
Working at height is always dangerous which makes it extremely important to provide a safe way for workers to access...
On construction sites, portable generators are often used to power work lights and tools such as table saws, compressors, and...
Plate clamps, or sheet clamps, make difficult lifts safer and easier. While these strong lifting tools allow for faster production...
The statistics related to slips, trips, and falls in the workplace are staggering nearly 16 million fall injuries occur each...
When workplace incidents happen, they must be investigated properly and by the right individuals. As incidents have the potential to...
Fall hazards are the leading cause of construction worker deaths, accounting for almost half of all fatalities in construction each year....
A health and safety committee, comprised of worker and management representatives who meet regularly, brings the internal responsibility system into...
Health and Safety: Risk Management is the clearest and most comprehensive book on risk management available today. This newly revised...
New workers are more vulnerable to getting sick or injured, especially during the first month on the job. To help...
Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) are critical predictors of unfavorable events that can adversely impact organizations. They monitor changes in the...
Workplace inspections are an important prevention tool that can prevent injuries and illnesses and ensure that your health and safety...
The removal of flooring or decking on elevated structures during construction works have a high potential of falling to workers...
Trenching is an important part of any construction project. It involves digging and removing the dirt, forming a narrow depression...
The forms today contain 77 electrical inspection checklists taken from the 2014 Electrical Inspection Manual with Checklists. The checklists are...
Dangerous goods are materials or items with hazardous properties which, if not properly controlled, present a potential hazard to human...
Some of the deadliest hazards we can face are the conditions that exist inside confined spaces such as manholes, tanks,...
From Accidents to Zero: A Practical Guide to Safety Culture is positively different from traditional safety and health books. Sharman...
When an on-the-job injury occurs, we know that a proper investigation can reveal the root cause of that injury. Then...
The United States’ Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published BSEE Panel Report 2021-001 into a fatal fall from a...