Carelessness and Unsafe Acts Most workplace incidents are preventable. They often occur when someone takes a shortcut, becomes distracted, ignores a known procedure, or allows pressure to override good judgment. Calling an...
Accident Reporting - Reporting and Investigating Incidents Accident reporting is an essential part of preventing future injuries. All work-related injuries, illnesses, property damage incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions should be...
Employee Responsibility Workplace safety is a shared effort. Management is responsible for providing a safe and healthful workplace, supervisors are responsible for implementing safety requirements and directing work safely, and employees...
Safety Signs - Recognizing Workplace Warnings Safety signs are used to warn employees and others about hazards, communicate required precautions, and provide important safety instructions. Employees must recognize, understand, and obey...
Give New Co-Workers Your Support! Starting a new job can be challenging. New employees must learn unfamiliar tasks, equipment, procedures, work areas, and safety requirements—often in a short period of time....
New Employee Safety – Workers New to the Job New employee safety is especially important because workers who are new to a company, project, work location, crew, or job assignment may...
Accident Investigation - Reporting and Investigating an Accident Accident investigation helps determine why an incident occurred and what can be done to prevent it from happening again. A successful investigation focuses...
Safety Communication - Working With Your Supervisor Safety communication between employees and supervisors is essential for identifying hazards, correcting unsafe conditions, and preventing workplace injuries. Safety does not happen automatically—it requires...
Housekeeping at Work Good housekeeping is more than keeping the workplace looking neat. It is an important part of accident prevention, fire prevention, productivity, and maintaining a professional work environment. Poor housekeeping...
Hazard Recognition Workplace incidents do not simply “just happen.” Most have identifiable causes, such as unrecognized hazards, poor planning, unsafe conditions, improper equipment, inadequate controls, or unsafe work practices. Recognizing hazards...