Scaffold Safety self Audit and checklist
The purpose of this Scaffold checklist is two-fold: 1) to answer questions to help employers and employees understand the requirements…
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
Marking and Identification of Lifting Accessories
Lifting Accessories and equipment are marked for a variety of reasons, the most important of which is to give it…
Fall Protection Lanyards and SRLs, Inspection Criteria
Wearing personal fall protection equipment while working at height, including lanyards and self-retracting lifelines (SRLs), is the key to returning home safely…
Creating safety in welding operations
Welders take pride in their work after all, their welds are visible for all to see. To avoid injury, welders…
Guardrail Components, Standard and Best Fit Applications
The goal for every employee working at height is to make it home safely at the end of every shift.…
E-Books: Is it Safe to Enter Confined Space?
THIS Confined Space Guide has been developed to explain the hazards of confined space work and to assist employers in…
What Should I Look for to Make Sure My Harness Is Safe for Use?
Harnesses are a critical piece of “personal fall protection,” and full-body harnesses are approved for use in: Fall arrest Positioning Confined…
Safety Flash: Mobile concrete placing boom overturn incidents
In December 2021, a concreter suffered serious injuries including a cervical spinal fracture and lacerations to his head and body…
Photo of the day: Overhead Power lines Clearance
Overhead power lines cause 40% of all electrically related fatalities, in the workplace. A majority of these accidents occur with…
Hot Work Controls and its Permit to work Form
Hot work operations such as welding, cutting, soldering, and any activities that involve using open flames or excessive heat can…
HSE Interview Questions and Answers for Oil and Gas
Health and safety officers are vitally important to larger companies, especially those involved in manufacturing and oil and gas. Not…
Guideline for Unpacking and Inspecting Containers Safely
Harmful substances in transported goods, or chemicals used to fumigate containers can make workers inspecting or unpacking those containers sick.…
Hazardous Chemical Storage
The safe storage of hazardous chemicals is an essential part of Workplace safety. Chemical storage is complex there is no…
Importance of Crane Load Chart
The proper and safe operation of cranes mainly falls to the operator. This means that both operators and managers must…
Tool Box Talk: Don’t Let Chemicals Get to You
Many operators and laboratory staff are frequently exposed to chemicals that, if not handled properly, can cause severe harm or…
LEAD-ACID, LITHIUM-ION, AND LITHIUM BATTERIES SAFETY
Automotive batteries contain hydrogen-oxygen gases that can be explosive. The acid inside the battery is highly corrosive and can cause…
Photo of the day: Lockout and Tagout Safety
Lockout and Tagout (LOTO) is a set of procedures that are used to ensure that equipment is shut down, inoperable, and (where…
E-Books: Health and Safety at Work Key Terms
Health and Safety at Work Key Terms by JW W Stranks. The book has been written principally as a revision…
Safety Flash: Not Following Work permit and Isolation Procedure
What happened in this Safety Flash: An electrician installed fuses on a 930V DC electrical system while the system was…
Photo of the day: Fall Protection Plans
Falls are the top workplace danger as recorded by insurance companies and government regulators. Fall protection plans are designed to…
Tool Box Talk: Hand Grinder Safety
Hand grinders are being used more frequently in the water utility industry, typically with jobs involving fabrication, mechanical, contracting, masonry,…
Safety Observation Report Template
A safety observation report (sometimes known as a “safety card”) collects information about the safety of working conditions observed by…
Tool Box Talk: Lockout and Tagging
Anyone who operates, cleans, services, adjusts, and repairs machinery or equipment should be aware of the hazards associated with that…
The Essentials of Job Safety Analysis and Risk Assessment
Job safety has come a long way in 50 years since the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) was…