Good Hygiene Can Keep You Healthy Good personal hygiene is an important part of workplace safety, particularly when employees work with chemicals, oils, fuels, dusts, paints, solvents, biological contaminants, or other...
Firework Safety Tips Never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks, including sparklers Make sure fireworks are legal in your area before buying or using them Keep a bucket...
Hand Injury Prevention Our hands are involved in nearly every task we perform, which also means they are frequently exposed to workplace hazards. Cuts, punctures, burns, crushing injuries, caught-in hazards, and...
GFCI Safety at Work and Home A Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) is an electrical safety device designed to protect people from serious electric shock caused by ground faults. GFCIs are especially...
Safe Attitudes A story about safe attitudes. I was in a shipyard when I observed a worker perched precariously high and above the ground on a structural member. The Safety Manager...
Lockout/Tagout Safety Remember to Lockout and Tagout Lockout/tagout safety protects employees from the unexpected startup, energization, or release of stored energy from machinery and equipment during servicing and maintenance. Employees who operate,...
General Safety – It’s Your Decision Every day, employees make decisions about how to perform their work. We naturally want to complete tasks efficiently and with the least unnecessary effort. Finding...
Flammable Liquids – Gasoline Gasoline is one of the most commonly used flammable liquids, and that familiarity can cause workers to underestimate its hazards. Gasoline is highly volatile, readily ignitable, and...
Eye Protection Preserve Your Vision As you leave the workplace today, look up, down and all around, observing the beauty around you. See the blue sky, the many shades of leaves in...
Electrical Sources in Hazardous Locations Electrical equipment can become an ignition source when it produces arcs, sparks, or excessive heat in an atmosphere containing flammable gases or vapors, combustible dusts, or...