Safety interview Questions and Answers Part 1
Safety is a key concern in every workplace. Lives and livelihoods are at stake, not to mention thousands (or even…
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
Patient handling Reducing the Risks
Patient handling is the top cause of injury among care workers. Care workers who move people are at significant risk…
Safety Requirements during Concrete Operations
The purpose of this Article is to establish minimum safety requirements for safe concrete and masonry construction operations on the…
Types of electrical injuries
Electrical injury is a term for all injuries caused by contact with electrical energy. Electrical contact can cause a wide…
E-Books:Warehousing and storage
This guidance is the second edition of a book that was first published in 1992. It is for people who…
Barricades
Working at construction site is have a high potential of Hazards to occurs to workers and Equipment at working site…
Working safely near overhead electric power lines
Workers who operate horticultural mobile elevating work platforms (H/MEWPs) in orchards, or other horticulture workplaces, are at significant risk of…
Hydro Excavation
Hydro Excavation is the process of removing or moving soil with pressurized water. An air conveyance or vacuum is then…
Pressure Testing Checklist
Pressure tests are performed to ensure the safety, reliability, and leak tightness of pressure systems. A pressure test is required…
Trenching and Excavation Safety
George Kennedy is supervisor can recall multiple incidents involving unprotected workers and trench cave-ins. Unfortunately, some of those stories have…
competent person
A competent person is an employee who is able to recognize hazards associated with a particular task, and has the…
Job Made Wooden Ladder
Job-made wooden ladders are custom-made to fit specific job situations during construction or demolition operations. Their primary purpose is to…
Crane Suspended Personnel Platform (MANBASKET) Permit
The use of a crane suspended personnel platform (manbasket) is prohibited unless there is no safer, practical, conventional means of…
Electric Arc Welding and Cutting Checklist
Welding safety checklists are tools used to ensure the safety of workers throughout the entire welding cutting and brazing process.…
Workplace inspections
Workplace inspections are an opportunity to identify hazards and assess risk in your workplace on an ongoing basis. As part…
E-Books:Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional
Safety science is a twenty-first-century term for everything that goes into the prevention of accidents, illnesses, fires, explosions, and other…
E-Books:Guidelines for Gas cylinders safety
Many people across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing/maintenance, medical, hospitality, science and education use gases from compressed gas…
E-Books:Job Hazard Analysis
Job Hazard Analysis A Guide for Voluntary Compliance and Beyond From Hazard to Risk: Transforming the JHA from a Tool…
High-Voltage Electrical Safety
Working safely around high-voltage conductors is a challenge for many workers . High-voltage systems are generally associated with utility services…
E-Books:Guide for the Respiratory Protection Standard
This Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG) is intended to help small businesses comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s…
Low-Voltage Electrical Safety
Low-voltage electrical systems serve most homes and commercial buildings. Every day, hundreds of workers in many projects work safely on and around…
E-Books:Welding safety Guide
The intent of this WELDING GUIDELINE is to serve as a resource for employers and workers to safely perform welding activities.…
Conducting an employer investigation
Employers are responsible for investigating certain incidents or near-misses that take place in the workplace and submitting an investigation report…
Controlling risks
Once you've completed a risk assessment in your workplace, those risks that you have identified as high or moderate may require additional…