Struck-By Hazards: One of Construction’s Fatal Four
In an effort to reduce the high number of injuries and deaths that occur on construction sites, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has identified the four most common causes of injuries and fatalities in construction. Known as the…
Video: Avoiding line of Fire: Safety Moment#36
The term “line of fire” in safety is very common when talking about the hazards of a work task. Depending on the work being completed, there could be many different lines of fire or there could be very few. It…
Caught Between Hazards: One of Construction’s Fatal Four
To reduce the high number of injuries and deaths that occur on construction sites, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA, has identified the four most common causes of injuries and fatalities in construction. Known as the “Fatal Four” or…
Photo of the day: How to Avoid the Fatal Four
In the construction industry, certain hazards are present every day on the job site. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has identified the four leading causes of fatalities in the construction industry – known as OSHA’s “Fatal Four Hazards”…
Valuable Tips to prevent caught-on-caught-in or between accidents.
According to OSHA, caught-on or -between hazards are, collectively, one of the four deadliest dangers found on a construction site (learn more about OSHA’s Fatal Four). It is also one of the biggest hazards for workers in industrial processing. This is largely due…
Oil & extraction: hazards, controls & resources -Safety Moment#22
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, in 2016 there are currently between 150,000 and 160,000 people employed in oil & gas extraction in the United States. The most common careers in the energy & oil industry include geoscientists; petroleum engineers;…
