Understanding Designated Hot Work Areas: Key Definitions and Safety Requirements
In the high-risk environments of gas plants and construction sites, ensuring the safety of workers is paramount. One critical aspect of maintaining a safe work environment is understanding and properly managing designated hot work areas. Hot work, including activities such…
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…
E-Books: PPE for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards free
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards Design, Evaluation, and Selection by EFG Dickson. (PPE) is essential for individuals who are working in environments where they may be exposed to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) hazards. PPE…
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 must also take pride in their safety and make sure safety is also visible for all to see. Every day,…
Electrical Substation Safe Accessibility and Required PPE
Substations are potentially high-risk environments with a unique set of threats often hidden from the untrained eye. One step in the wrong direction can bring people too close to live equipment, and accidental stretch of an arm flipping a control…
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…
Maintaining your safety for maintenance workers
Maintenance workers maintain all aspects of operations and equipment. They are such an important part of the process that they feel pressure to get all repairs done fast! In this article, maintenance workers learn how to overcome the pressure and…
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…
Photo of the day: Personal Protective Equipment last resort
Hazards exist in every workplace so strategies to protect workers are essential. When possible, the priority should be the elimination and control of hazards at their source or along the path between the source and the worker. Personal protective equipment…
Material handling Hazards and controls
Materials handling is the lifting, moving, and placing of items in various forms. It may be done manually or with equipment. Materials handling is one of the leading causes of disabling occupational injuries. According to the National Safety Council, 20%…
Online Quiz: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) while at work is of great importance. It ensures that should any accidents occur, the damage imposed on the wearer is significantly reduced or prevented altogether. Personal protective equipment is defined as equipment, including those…
Engineering Controls or PPE?
As an idea, engineering controls are moderately basic. They are the favored techniques for danger control that works by isolating labor from risk. Appears to be adequately straightforward, correct? Nevertheless, it makes some disarray in wellbeing the executives since concocting…
Lessons Learned from Hand Injuries
From our earliest moments, we use our hands to learn, to explore, and to interact with the world around us, and now as working adults, our hands continue to be “out front,” touching, grasping, pushing, pulling, and lifting our way…
Road Work’s Hazards and the controls
Many Contractors work on road works, which has a high variety of hazards and therefore a high amount of risk. What are the risks? Under the Health and Safety at Work Act, every business has a responsibility to ensure, so…
Photo of the day: Fire Safety checklist for workplace
Organizations are vulnerable to a number of threats, both to their people and to their ability to maintain business continuity. From violent weather and natural disasters to power outages and acts of violence, an organization must deal with the pressure…
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”…
Photo of the day: 5 Tips to keep your Crew Healthy and safe at work
Staying healthy and safe at work is important. No matter what your job, it is important to reduce your risks of injury and illness at work. Here are some tips to help make your workplace safe. ( Find out: 66…
How to Handle COVID in Remote Working Locations
Working in remote locations creates unique challenges for managing numerous safety issues. The advent of COVID-19 has only added to this problem. An outbreak at a remote work location can cause several significant complications. For rotational work like the jobs…
Why Your Rainwear Might Need Flame Resistance
You’re facing down a 12-hour outdoor shift and a cover of dense, grey clouds are threatening continuous rainfall. Even though you’re dressed to handle the cold, you know that the rain will gradually soak through your layers one by one,…
Photo of the day: Why is PPE important?
Employers have duties concerning the provision and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) at work. PPE is equipment that will protect the user against health or safety risks at work. It can include items such as safety helmets, gloves, eye…
What You Need to Know About Welding Apparel
Welding helmets and gloves are the first things that come to mind when most people think of welder’s safety apparel. But welders themselves know how much they rely on other pieces of protective gear to keep them safe when doing their highly…
What Hearing Protection Is Right for Me?
Hearing loss is one of many safety issues that permeate almost every workplace but is seldom discussed in the open. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)estimates that roughly 22 million Americans are exposed to hazardous noise levels at work….
Jobs need Disposable Clothing
Maintaining, inspecting, and extending the life of your personal protective equipment (PPE) is a hot topic. But despite all this talk about prolonging the usable life of our equipment, sometimes the best option is disposable gear that can be destroyed immediately after…
