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Weekly Safety Meeting – Falls From Heights

Weekly Safety Meeting – Falls From Heights

Falls are among the most common causes of serious work-related injuries and deaths. Employers must take measures in their workplaces to prevent employees from falling off overhead platforms, elevated workstations, or into holes in the floor and walls. Falls are the second leading cause of occupational fatalities and disabling injuries...

Safety Tip of the Week – Falls From Heights

Safety Tip of the Week – Falls From Heights

Falls are the second leading cause of occupational fatalities and disabling injuries in the United States. Each year, over 500 workers die in fall-related accidents and over 300,000 workers suffer a disabling injury. Fall protection is defined as any means or system used to protect employees from falling from an...

Safety Tip of the Week – Handling Dry Ice

Safety Tip of the Week – Handling Dry Ice

Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide. When dry ice melts, it turns into carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is always present in the environment, but in low concentrations. It is colorless and odorless. However, dry ice can be a very serious hazard in a small space that isn’t well-ventilated....

Weekly Safety Meeting – Handling Dry Ice

Weekly Safety Meeting – Handling Dry Ice

Dry ice is solidified carbon dioxide (CO₂). When dry ice melts, it turns into carbon dioxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is always present in the environment, but in low concentrations. It is colorless and odorless. Symptoms of overexposure to carbon dioxide include headaches, and in fresh air, difficulty breathing, and...

Safety Tip of the Week – Chemical Fume Hoods

Safety Tip of the Week – Chemical Fume Hoods

A chemical fume hood is critical in a lab. A well-designed hood, when properly installed and maintained, offers a large degree of protection to the user, provided that it is used appropriately, and its limitations are understood. When Using a Fume Hood: Never allow your head to enter the plane...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Chemical Fume Hoods

Weekly Safety Meeting – Chemical Fume Hoods

A chemical fume hood is critical in a lab. A well-designed hood, when properly installed and maintained, offers a large degree of protection to the user, provided that it is used appropriately, and its limitations are understood. A fume hood is a ventilated enclosure used to control chemical exposure to...

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Wash Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Wash Safety

We all hope we never need an eyewash station, but if an accident should happen, we want the station to be clean and accessible.  If a foreign particle enters the eyes, an emergency eyewash station is the most important initial step in first-aid treatment. Chemical burns to the eye are...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash Safety

We all hope we never need an eyewash station, but if an accident should happen, we want the station to be clean and accessible.  If a foreign particle enters the eye, an emergency eyewash station is the most important initial step in first-aid treatment. Chemical burns to the eye are...