Using Machine Learning to Reduce Workplace Accidents
Machine learning (ML) is a term for the processes by which a machine automatically learns to improve with experience. The…
Category: 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
Safety Flash: Finger injury caused by incorrectly secured console cover
What happened? An incorrectly secured console cover closed in an unplanned and unexpected way, trapping a crew member’s finger, which…
E-Books: Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook
Occupational Safety and Health Law Handbook By Melissa A. Bailey, Matthew C. Cooper, Frank D. Davis. The handbook begins with a review…
Construction Site Traffic Management Plan (CSTMP) Guidance
The Construction Site Traffic Management Plan or CSTMP has been developed to help the Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) and…
E-Books: Managing your shiftwork
This book Managing your shiftwork has been produced to help people understand the nature of shiftwork and is designed to…
E-Books: Learning from Accidents
Learning from Accidents Third edition Book by Trevor Kletz. This book deals mainly with accident investigation and the need to…
How to Choose Your Fall Protection Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the…
How to Develop a Safety Culture?
Culture is complicated and it has a major impact on how we behave. It’s everywhere, and the workplace is no…
The connection between Near Misses and Incidents
Safety managers worry about incidents that result in an injury to someone in their workplace. It’s only natural to keep…
Risks Associated with Inadequate Record-Keeping Practices for Contractor Management
Although most companies would list land, buildings, intellectual property, and access to finances as the most valuable things they hold,…
Hidden Costs of Accidents and It’s Measuring
Safety professionals know that there are hefty costs to workplace accidents. An injured worker comes with all sorts of price…
Navigate Flammable and Combustible Liquid Safety
Everyday industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller…
Working Alone Procedures During COVID-19 Working at home
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding ourselves working remotely. We’re at home, self-isolating, quarantined, or on…
Work Locations That Make Hydration More Difficult and how to solve
Proper hydration is essential in any workplace, but some are more demanding than others. Those who work on construction sites,…
How to Conduct a Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is a series or set of processes used to identify potential health and safety hazards, analyze and…
Steps to Conducting an Effective Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
A Job Safety Analysis (JSA), also known as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), is a technique used to examine all aspects…
5 Leading Electrical Hazards and How to Avoid Them
In my years as a safety professional, I have performed many accident investigations involving electricity. Luckily, all of them have been minor,…
Controlling Hazardous Fume and Gases during Welding.
Welding fumes are a complex mixture of metallic oxides, silicates, and fluorides. Fumes are formed when a metal is heated…
Q & A: What are the Types of scaffold’s load?
Q: What are the Types of scaffold’s load? A: Scaffolding should be intended for the worst combination of dead loads…
Lock Removal Form
Two designated plant supervisors must fully evaluate the equipment and concur that no employee will be injured upon removal of…
Fall Protection Five Hazards Many Workers Aren’t Aware Of
Your fall protection gear is inspected, donned properly, connected to appropriate anchorage with clearances figured out, and you confidently set to work. In a…
Work site Housekeeping Basics
OSHA's General Duty Clause holds that employers are responsible for ensuring the work environment is safe for all employees. Keeping…