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Employee participation in any near-miss program is vital, however, it can be challenging to get workers to conform to change...
Safety
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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The purpose of this Scaffold checklist is two-fold: 1) to answer questions to help employers and employees understand the requirements...
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Lifting equipment and accessories are marked for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is to give it...
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Wearing personal fall protection equipment while working at height, including lanyards and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), is the key to returning home safely...
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Reducing the risk of workplace injuries is a high priority among industries, and is especially so in the electric power...
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Welders take pride in their work after all, their welds are visible for all to see. To avoid injury, welders...
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Safety Instrumented System ( SIS ) bypass by any other name is just as dangerous. Whether referred to as an...
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The goal for every employee working at height is to make it home safely at the end of every shift....
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THIS Confined Space Guide has been developed to explain the hazards of confined space work and to assist employers in...
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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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To ensure that the workplace is safe to conduct work activities, it is sometimes necessary to bypass a safety controls...
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...