Detention Facility Worker Safety Detention and correctional facility employees—including custody officers, medical personnel, maintenance employees, and custodial workers—may encounter unique physical and psychological hazards. Potential exposures include workplace violence, bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, sharps, hazardous chemicals, and high-stress situations. Employees must remain alert, follow established security procedures, and be prepared to respond...

Battery Handling Safety Batteries power vehicles, construction equipment, tractors, and many other types of machinery. Although batteries are common, they can expose workers to corrosive chemicals, electrical energy, explosive gases, lead, and material-handling hazards. Employees who handle, service, charge, or replace batteries should be trained in the hazards and safe work...

Auto Body Fender Repair Auto body fender repair involves a combination of chemicals, hand and power tools, welding, grinding, sanding, lifting, and material handling. Each stage of the repair presents different hazards, so employees should understand the work being performed and use the proper tools, ventilation, and PPE. Surface Preparation Before repairing a...

Animal Handling Safety Workers in farming, veterinary care, animal services, and other occupations may regularly handle or work near animals. Even familiar animals can behave unpredictably when they are frightened, injured, sick, stressed, or protecting their young. Proper training and careful handling can reduce the risk of bites, scratches, kicks, crushing...

Machine Safety – Safe Machine Operation Machine safety requires proper training, functioning safeguards, safe work practices, and constant attention whenever employees operate or work around machinery. Moving machine parts can pinch, cut, crush, amputate, or entangle body parts, and serious injuries can happen in seconds. Only employees who have been trained and...

Substance Abuse - Safety and Impairment in the Workplace Substance abuse can create serious workplace safety risks when alcohol, illegal drugs, cannabis, misused medications, or other substances impair an employee’s ability to work safely. Employees must report to work fit for duty and remain capable of performing their assigned tasks safely...

Guard Against Machine Injuries Machines make many jobs easier and more efficient, but moving equipment can cause severe injuries in an instant. Hands, fingers, clothing, hair, and other body parts can become caught in machinery when guards are missing, employees reach into hazardous areas, or equipment starts unexpectedly. Tasks that appear routine—such...

Woodworking Tool Safety Woodworking involves a variety of hand and power tools, including saws, drills, routers, planers, sanders, lathes, chisels, and other cutting tools. These tools can cause serious injuries when they are damaged, improperly guarded, or used incorrectly. Safe woodworking begins with proper training, equipment inspection, and attention to the...