20 Mar Engulfment Hazards
Engulfment Hazards Engulfment can occur when a worker is surrounded, buried, or submerged by a flowing or collapsing material. Soil, sand, gravel, grain, seed, sawdust, powders, water, chemicals, and other materials...
19 Mar Handling Powder-Actuated Tools (PATs) Safely
Handling Powder-Actuated Tools (PATs) Safely Powder-actuated tools (PATs) use an explosive charge to drive fasteners into materials such as concrete, masonry, and steel. Because they operate much like a firearm, improper...
18 Mar Animal Processing Safety
Animal Processing Safety Animal processing facilities combine several serious workplace hazards, including live animals, sharp tools, moving machinery, wet floors, biological exposures, electrical equipment, and temperature extremes. Employees should be trained...
17 Mar Safety Training – Effective Training Steps
Safety Training - Effective Training Steps Safety training is most effective when it is properly prepared, clearly presented, actively practiced, and followed up in the workplace. Training should give employees the...
17 Mar Dry Cleaner Safety
Posted at 14:32h
in Chemical & Hazardous Materials Safety, Industry & Occupation-Specific Safety, Toolbox Talks
Dry Cleaner Safety Dry cleaning operations expose employees to a combination of chemical, heat, steam, ergonomic, machine, fire, and slip-and-fall hazards. Employees should understand these hazards and follow established procedures for...
16 Mar Butcher Safety
Butcher Safety Butchers and meat-processing employees perform tasks involving sharp knives, powered cutting equipment, heavy materials, repetitive motions, cold environments, hot surfaces, and raw animal products. Proper training, equipment safeguards, sanitation,...
15 Mar Scaffold Safety – Safe Use of Scaffolds
Scaffold Safety - Safe Use of Scaffolds Scaffold safety requires proper erection, inspection, access, fall protection, and use to prevent falls, falling objects, scaffold collapse, and other serious injuries. Employees must...
15 Mar Boiler Safety
Boiler Safety Boilers are closed vessels that heat water or other fluids to produce hot water or steam for heating, power, processing, and other industrial applications. Because boilers operate under high...
14 Mar Emergency Action Plan
Emergency Action Plan An Emergency Action Plan (EAP) establishes the procedures employees must follow during fires, explosions, severe weather, chemical releases, workplace violence, medical emergencies, and other events that could threaten...
14 Mar Bike Messenger Safety
Bike Messenger Safety Bike messengers work in busy environments where they regularly interact with cars, trucks, buses, pedestrians, construction zones, and changing roadway conditions. Safe riding requires proper protective equipment, a...