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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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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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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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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...
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Gasoline is a major fuel source to power vehicles, lawnmowers, boats, motorcycles, snowblowers, tractors, and some light planes. It is...
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In the process industry, both terms refer to safety devices, which generally come in the form of valves, cylinders, and...
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Permit-Required Confined Spaces Book's cover Permit-Required Confined Spaces is an informational booklet provides a general overview of a particular topic...
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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...
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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 Accessories and equipment 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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Hot summer months pose special risks for working outdoors and workers exposed to heat, sun, and other hazards. Employers and...
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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....