Photo of the day: Noise in the affected workplace
One of the most common health hazards in the workplace, noise can have serious impacts on our health, safety, and…
Tag: Administrative Control
Workplace Incidents and the Role of Heat
Whether they’re working under the searing sun or near processes and machinery that are blasting heat, some roles expose workers…
Forklift Maintenance Tips
With 85 forklift fatalities and 34,900 serious injuries each year, there’s no question that forklifts are a workplace hazard that…
3 Ways to Manage Carbon Monoxide Risks at Loading Docks
From 1999 to 2015, there were about 7,393 deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the United States. It’s often referred to…
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…
Pesticides & fumigants Exposure
Pesticides and fumigants can cause mild or severe poisoning. Long-term exposure to them can cause cancer. Workers most commonly absorb…
Chlorine Exposure
Chlorine is a powerful disinfectant and bleaching agent. In both gas and liquid forms it is toxic and extremely dangerous.…
Hydrogen sulfide H2S
Hydrogen sulfide is a dangerous toxic gas found in many industries. At low concentrations it causes health problems. At high…
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide becomes toxic when there is too much of it. This is especially true in confined areas. Excess carbon…
Abrasive blasting: Know the hazards -Safety Moment #7
Abrasive blasting, which uses compressed air or water to clean surfaces, apply a texture, or prepare a surface for paint…