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Industrial Safety Can Be Funny! - Thomas Yoon
Safety in the industrial environment is challenging. How much money do you have to spend to purchase safety protective equipment to prevent accidents? Try asking yourself how much it will cost you whenever an accident happens - loss of life, loss of work and productivity, insurance claims... Submitted 6 years 81 days ago.

Essential Qualifications in Health and Safety - Nik Cassells
Health and safety standards are fundamental to all working and employment environments. It is the skilled and essential work maintained by qualified professionals that ensure all reasonable and necessary steps have been taken by management to make our work places risk-free and protected. As a... Submitted 1 year 92 days ago.

Safety Hazard Judgment Developed Through Visual Reminders - Thomas Yoon
Focusing on the real world, most likely situations that people will face has brought the safety awareness of employees in one company to a whole new level of safety behavior. Very often, people who want to promote safety at their work place are at a loss when it comes to giving safety training or... Submitted 1 year 166 days ago.

Winter Work Gloves That Can Save Your Hands - - Neil Street
The temperature is over 60 degrees today in Connecticut , just a week before Thanksgiving. A person could be forgiven for thinking Indian summer will last for ever. Sadly, it won't. Before long, ice, snow, and frigid cold will be upon us, and now is the time to start thinking about cold weather... Submitted 2 years 84 days ago.

6 Cases of Legionnaires' Disease In Kent Aug 09 - 1 Person Has Died - Dean Francis
6 cases of legionnaires disease have been confirmed in Kent. 1 person has died and the Health Protection Agency or on the hunt for the source before more infections occur. Legionella infection is caused by breathing in aerosol water droplets which contain the bacteria. It can be... Submitted 2 years 171 days ago.

The Truth About Behavior Based Safety - - Thomas Yoon
Can Behaviour Based Safety programs improve on your safety performance? BBS, or Behavior Based Safety, if implemented correctly is a positive, employee-driven safety system that could be highly effective in improving a company's safety performance. It is based on the claim that all injuries... Submitted 3 years 153 days ago.

Employer Responsibility Legislation For Personal Protective Equipment - Terry Smeader
Employer responsibility legislation is being presented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed rule for dealing with who is financially responsible for the payment of employee PPE which will deal with the regulatory language on this issue. Employers large and small will... Submitted 4 years 311 days ago.

Creating An Injury-Free Workplace: How To Avoid Corporate Complacency -- the Silent Killer - Carl Potter
Every day in the United States on the average, 15 workers lose their lives as a result of injuries or illnesses related to their work – that’s over 5700 people. These people leave behind families, friends, and co-workers. The single most common cause is complacency – an attitude that “it won’t... Submitted 5 years 156 days ago.

The Basics of Fume Extraction - Hartley G. Lesser
Fumes can getcha! As you know, there are a number of toxic and unpleasant fumes produced within today’s manufacturing plants. Left untreated, these fumes create health hazards for your employees as well as possibly leaving you subject to heavy fines by regulatory agencies for... Submitted 5 years 263 days ago.

Eye Protection and Safety: What Everyone Should Know - Carissa Parsons
Technical Eye Information Safety Glasses, Safety Glasses, Safety Glasses… By: Carissa Parsons - A Brief Background: The United States Federal Government has legislated an extensive system of guidelines designed to keep its citizens healthy and safe at work and at home. In the... Submitted 5 years 326 days ago.

The Work Glove: A Forgotten Safety Tool - Kimberly Roberts
Today, construction and industrial development is a way of life for a majority of the world’s population. Safety measures are continually improving for construction and industrial workers. One of the most important developments in safety equipment for these workers is job-specific work gloves.... Submitted 5 years 355 days ago.

Tracing the Accuracy of Calibration Gases - R Fielding
By R.L. Fielding Regardless of how you use specialty gas mixtures to calibrate a laboratory instrument or monitor, the most important thing you can do to ensure the accuracy of your measurements is to ensure the accuracy of your gas mixture. Submitted 6 years 76 days ago.

Bullying, Schools, and No Bullying Signs - Ilya Nome
Everyone knows that bullying is wrong (even bullies). The question is not whether or not such behavior can be justified, it is rather about what we can do to protect our kids and make our schools, colleges and kindergartens safe. Not all the bullies are physically stronger than their victims.... Submitted 322 days 17 hours ago.

Forklift Operator Don't Forget to Use Your Seat Restraints - - Brenton Hill
The majority fatalities in forklift accidents occur because the driver gets trapped or crushed by the overhead guard of the rollover protection cage. This is typically as a result of drivers not putting on seat restraints while operating a lift truck, according the National Institute of... Submitted 1 year 229 days ago.

The hidden cause of strain and sprain injuries - Bobby Greene
If you've ever wondered why your employees tear a rotator cuff turning a wrench, blow out a knee simply stepping out of a truck, injure their back just bending over to lift something, or get carpal tunnel syndrome merely hitting computer keys, the answer is cumulative trauma. For most... Submitted 3 years 166 days ago.

Preventing Workplace Accidents Using the Power of DIY Safety Poster Prints from your Own Color Printer - Thomas Yoon
You have heard of Hazcom, Hazchem and Hazmat in safety. Now we have Haztoon. That's right. Cartoons deliver safety messages with impact. It is very challenging to communicate safety in a work environment. Accidents are not cheap. In fact, they can be very, very expensive! Think about insurance... Submitted 4 years 164 days ago.

Constuction Job Site Safety Audit - 9 Common Construction Site Safety Issues - Rayce Bannon
The construction job site safety audit can be a critical tool for protecting your personnel as well as for keeping your projects on time and under budget. On going attention to safety and loss control is the ounce of prevention that's worth a pound of cure. On a regular basis, identifying... Submitted 4 years 264 days ago.

A Guide to Respiratory Safety - Carissa Parsons
Respiratory Safety By: Carissa Parsons - Starting with the Basics… The respiratory system is one of the most important functions of the human anatomy unfortunately, it is also one of the most vulnerable and over-looked areas of personal care. It is important to recognize when and in what... Submitted 5 years 326 days ago.

Managing Risks - How to Avoid Accidents? - Thomas Yoon
One of the best techniques of preventing accidents at a large project site is to let the contractor supervisors ponder over the jobs to be done and then putting them down in writing. It's a common fact that workers coming together in a large construction project have different levels of... Submitted 6 years 162 days ago.

What is the Most Dangerous Job in America? You Won't Believe This! - - Mark Hester
What is the most dangerous job in America? Well, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists "Timber Cutter" as the most dangerous with 117.8 deaths per 100,000 workers which is .12 percent. Surprisingly there is a highly desirable, in fact quite cushy, job that has a higher rate of death than one... Submitted 332 days 13 hours ago.

Machinery Safety Labels - Ilya Nome
A great many centuries have passed since human society has evolved and transformed into its current form. Some could say that it’s gone the wrong way and should have chosen a more “natural” or even “spiritual” path. Perhaps, but it is still too early to tell. What we... Submitted 333 days 17 hours ago.

Unsafe Acts and conditions - pohtiongho
Minimum safety gears The minimum safety gears each worker has to put on every day are: safety hats, safety glasses, long sleeve shirt, trousers, and safety boots. For those working in noisy areas, the earmuffs or plugs must also be worn. For the workers working in dusty areas, the respirators... Submitted 3 years 203 days ago.

The Safety Knife - Don't Go to Work Without It - Tom Knapp
The reasoning is simple: If employees have access to a good, useable tool, they will use it, preventing potential injury and product damage. In all facets of today's workplace, the safety knife is making its presence - and use - known. Consider, emergency rescue personnel using a seat belt cuter... Submitted 3 years 350 days ago.

Employee Safety Training - How to Add Value to Your Company's Bottom Line! - - Jason Hessom
Safety training is a high priority in every organization, and US laws are in place to ensure all employees receive basic safety training. One of the quickest and most cost effective ways to train employees in safety procedures is safety videos. Safety videos are now being used by organizations... Submitted 4 years 70 days ago.

Creating Workplace Safety Poster For Improved Workplace Safety Communication - Thomas Yoon
When safety takes a backseat, accidents usually happen. It's just a matter of time. Once a nasty accident happens, the company, shaken by the accident, will be forced to make a concerted effort to improve the workplace safety conditions. Unknowingly, the company will enjoy lots of benefits in the... Submitted 4 years 164 days ago.