The best tools we have are our hands. We need to protect them on the job.
Manual work exposes our hands to many different hazards, from cuts to chemicals, from pinching to crushing, and from blisters to burns.
Read MoreWhen storing dangerous chemicals in the workplace it is important to know about the hazards of chemicals that are volatile when exposed to others. The types of chemicals listed below are incompatible with other industrial chemicals.
Read MoreRigging may seem to be an easy operation, one that doesn't seem to require any particular skill or experience. But don't be fooled. Many people who've thought that "anyone can do it" have lost fingers or hands, or suffered more serious injuries.
Read MoreWe work on exposed roofs, in the summer months with hot materials. It's a good bet that some of you have been burned or seen a coworker burned. Burns from asphalt or coal tar pitch are painful and sometimes disfiguring. The hot materials we work with every day will stick to anything and burn anybody. The material continues to burn until it cools. The burns are very painful and difficult to clean.
Read MoreEach year many workers on construction sites suffer electric shock using portable electrical tools and equipment. The nature of the injuries, including those caused by ground faults, ranges from minor injuries to serious secondary injuries. There also is the possibility of electrocution. A secondary injury occurs when a worker recoils from an electric shock and, as a result, sustains an injury. Depending largely on the surrounding physical conditions, such an accident can result in a bruise, a broken bone, or a fatal fall.
Read MoreDo you know there's a killer on this job that you probably meet face-to-face every day? I'm talking about the common, ordinary ladder. Ladders are involved in many accidents, some of which are fatal. Your life literally can depend on knowing how to inspect, use, and care for this tool. Let's spend a few minutes talking about ladders.
Read MoreEach year, fifty-five construction workers are killed by electrocution from contact with overhead power lines. Over 90 percent of the contacts involved overhead distribution lines. These are the same lines that run in the alleys behind our houses and through our job sites.
Read MoreHave you ever done anything stupid, something that you know puts you at an increased risk of injury? When you realize how stupid you were, whether you got hurt or not, do you ask yourself, "Why did I ever do that?" For your own future preservation, this should be a very important question for you to answer yourself.
Read MoreWorking under the influence of alcohol is strictly prohibited. This means more than just not drinking on the job. Tests have shown that alcohol can still have an effect on your body up to 18 hours after you have stopped drinking. Alcohol use is a legitimate on-the-job safety issue - and not just an attempt to control off-the-clock lifestyles
Read MoreIt's tough to imagine modern society without machines hard at work all around us. New and improved machinery leads to increased productivity, higher quality, and more affordable production. But misused machines can be as harmful as they are helpful. Machines that cut metal can cut off fingers. Machines that punch through steel can punch through flesh.
Read MoreWould you know what to do if an emergency occurred while you were on the job? Do you know what actions to take if a co-worker was seriously injured, a fire ignited, or a structure collapsed? Are you prepared to react?
Read MoreThe proper treatment of a burn is determined by the seriousness or degree of the burn.
Read MoreSince falls from upper levels account for such a high percentage of construction accidents, both stair railings and guard rails should be built in conjunction with the building progress, NOT PUT OFF to a later date, or as time permits.
Read MoreWhen you hear this request at a service station, you can be pretty sure the job will be done safely. Service station operations and equipment are designed with safety in mind. But what happens when you fill up that front-end loader or portable generator on the job? Do you do it the safe way so you won't get hurt?
Read MoreIt is important to protect yourself and coworkers from injury. It's equally important to protect the general public and surrounding property from injuries or property damage.
Read MoreYour skin is your body’s first line of defense against the environment around you. It helps protect you from injury, infection and harmful substances. It also helps regulate your body temperature and plays a role in your sense of touch. Despite the image of a tan looking “healthy”, excessive exposure to the sun is responsible for much of the skin damage associated with aging.
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that the hazard communication standard has been around for years and yet violations of this standard in our industry are in the 'top ten list' of citations issued by OSHA. As an employee, you need to know what types of chemicals you are using and what hazards are associated with them.
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Read MoreRight-to-know refers to your "right to know" what hazardous chemicals and materials you may be exposed to on the job site. You should be aware of the potential hazards in order to properly prepare yourself to work with the materials. We cannot eliminate hazardous substances, but we can greatly reduce the danger in dealing with them.
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