Effects of Weather Weather conditions can change quickly and create serious hazards on construction sites. Although workers cannot control the weather, they can control their exposure to weather-related hazards through planning,...
Keeping in Shape Staying in shape is one subject that is rarely discussed when safety is the topic. However, a person who stays in good physical condition is less likely to...
Common Sense Safety - Preventing Workplace Accidents Common sense safety means recognizing hazards, thinking before acting, and avoiding unnecessary risks that can lead to workplace accidents and injuries. Safe work requires...
Near Miss Safety – Pay Attention to the Warning Near miss safety begins with recognizing that a near miss is an unplanned event that could have resulted in an injury, illness,...
Aerial Work Platforms Aerial work platforms, including boom lifts and scissor lifts, provide efficient access to elevated work areas. When properly selected and operated, they can provide a stable work platform...
Shop Safety - Safe Work Practices Shop safety requires employees to recognize and control hazards associated with machinery, tools, material handling, electrical equipment, vehicle movement, housekeeping, and other shop activities. Regular...
Foundry Worker Safety Foundry operations expose workers to a combination of serious hazards, including molten metal, extreme heat, fires and explosions, hazardous fumes, respirable crystalline silica, machinery, noise, and material-handling hazards....
Hazard Recognition - Recognizing Unsafe Conditions Hazard recognition is everyone’s responsibility. Every employee, from a new worker to senior management, has a responsibility to identify unsafe conditions and unsafe actions, take...
Lockout/Blockout Safety Lockout/blockout safety protects workers from the unexpected startup, movement, or release of hazardous energy from machinery and equipment during cleaning, servicing, adjustment, maintenance, or repair. Before beginning work, identify...
Why Accidents Occur Accidents do not simply happen without cause. Workplace incidents usually result from a combination of unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, or failures involving the worker, tools and equipment, materials,...