Essential Protective Clothing and Equipment for Safely Handling Asbestos
Asbestos exposure poses serious health risks, making proper protective equipment and safe handling procedures critical for anyone working with this hazardous material. This comprehensive guide covers the key personal protective equipment (PPE), worksite requirements, decontamination protocols, and regulatory considerations to…
Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) Guideline
Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) is a type of personal protective equipment (PPE) that protects people from breathing in substances hazardous to health. This quick guide is for persons conducting a business or undertaking (PCBUs) and it explains some factors to…
Eye Wash Safety Program: Ensuring Optimal Protection and Preparedness
In today’s fast-paced working environments, prioritizing employee health and safety has become paramount. One crucial aspect of workplace safety is the implementation of an effective Eye Wash Safety Program. With the potential for eye injuries in various industries, it is…
Photo of the day: Learn the DRSABCD action Plan
DRSABCD is a common acronym that you’ll see in various places nowadays, especially in regard to emergencies, first aid, and CPR. At first glance, it doesn’t look like the most straightforward acronym to remember – or pronounce, for that matter. And yet,…
Photo of the day: Hearing Protection Device Selection
The safest way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is to eliminate the source of the noise or to reduce the noise at the source through engineering measures. However, in certain situations, these measures are not possible. In such workplaces,…
Eye Injuries Prevention
Job-related eye injuries can cost employees the use of their sight. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), these injuries can also cost employers and insurance companies millions of dollars a year in medical expenses, workers’ compensation costs,…
Hand Protection from Chemical Exposure
Hand accidents account for between 40% to 60% of recordable workplace accidents each year.1 Yet, knowing how to best protect employees’ hands from chemicals is a common safety problem. A combination of harsh working environments, failure to choose appropriate hand…
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 at the end of every shift. Lanyards and SRLs are critical pieces of “personal fall protection,” and are approved for…
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. Guardrails are a stationary (or “fixed”) system used to protect workers from falls when working at heights. Guardrails are a…
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 space rescue Ladder climbing devices It is key to keep harnesses in proper working condition because doing so could be…
Photo of the day: Types of Foot Protection
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most of the workers in selected occupations who suffered impact injuries to the feet were not wearing protective footwear or have any type of foot Protection. Furthermore, most employers did not require their…
Photo of the day: Types of Hand Protection
According to OH&S, hand accidents account for between 40 to 60 percent of recordable workplace incidents. Selecting a pair of gloves to work goes beyond finding the right fit and form. Different types of work safety gloves offer different types of hand…
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 ensure the safety of employees so as to prevent falls from heights at the workplace. A fall protection plan shows…
Photo of the day: Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI)
Home fires are more deadly and costly than ever. While the number of total fires and fire injuries is decreasing, property damage and fire deaths are on the rise. Each year arc-faults, caused by worn and inadequate wiring, overburdened circuits,…
Photo of the day: Safe use of ladders and step ladders
Ladders and stepladders are not banned under health and safety laws. In fact, they can be a sensible and practical option for low-risk, short-duration tasks, although they may not automatically be your first choice. Make sure you use the right…
Video: Protecting our sight
Each and every day, our eyes provide the gateway that allows us to recognize and comprehend the world we work, live, and play in. Because our vision is so crucial to almost all aspects of our daily lives, it’s difficult…
Photo of the day: Protect your Head
In a time of rapid technological development, it is easy to forget that you have a very powerful portable computer with you all the time your brain Unfortunately, just like a portable computer, your brain is fragile and its packaging…
Safety Record keeping
Safety record keeping is more than just the OSHA Log. Records of inspections, training, audits, corrections, and other safety activities can help you in the event of an OSHA inspection. Additionally, a good safety record-keeping system of using these safety…
Photo of the day: choosing the right Anchorage
Why is choosing the right anchorage for a personal fall arrest system so important to your safety? Even with the latest in fall protection systems – including those utilizing foot-level tie-off rated energy absorbers – if the anchor fails, that…
Is Magnetic Particle Testing required by an OSHA or ASME standard?
As an operations manager or safety manager, you’re always looking to make safer lifts on our jobsites, and have heard good things about magnetic particle testing. By conducting inspections or having them done by a third-party rigging company, you’re taking the…
What is the difference between fall protection and fall prevention
What is fall protection, and how does it differ from fall prevention? It’s a simple question with a not-so-simple answer. There are many types of fall prevention and fall protection systems, and sometimes, it can be confusing what would fit best based…
Free Safety Training Resources
Merriam-Webster defines “training” as the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains. Specifically, “safety training” is for employees or even individuals working within the industrial and/or construction industries. OSHA states that education and training provide employers, managers, supervisors,…
Stairways as a fall prevention measure
If you work in a multi-floored building and walk up stairways, you’re using a form of fall prevention. Whether or not you’re working on a construction site, if you have to move between floors, you use stairways. Stairways are considered…
Video: Your Personal Fall Arrest System: Surviving the Fall
You know what they say, “It’s not the fall that gets you, it’s the sudden stop.“ The farther we fall, the more forceful and damaging that sudden stop becomes. In this article and video, viewers will see fall protection equipment…
