Did you know that electrical extension cords are responsible for thousands of injuries each year, resulting is visits to the hospital emergency room? Injuries involving fractures, lacerations, contusions, or sprains are common when people trip over an extension cord. Thousands of residential fires originate from extension cords each year, killing...
Electrical extension cords are responsible for thousands of injuries each year, resulting hospital emergency room visits. Many of these injuries, fractures, lacerations, contusion, or sprains, involve people just tripping over an extension cord. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that about 3,300 residential fires originate in extension cords...
Safety signs are too important to be ignored. They provide us with vital hazard information in several ways: through colors, words, and pictures. Signs tell you where the hazards are and how to protect against the danger. Safety signs come in all sizes, colors, and shapes. Knowing what these signs...
Safety signs provide us with vital hazard information in several ways: through colors, words, and pictures. Signs tell us where the hazards are and how to protect ourselves against the danger. Safety signs come in all sizes, colors, and shapes. Knowing what these signs mean and following their instructions is...
With the fall and winter holidays approaching, we should give some thought to activities that include both indoor and outdoor decorating. It is the time of year that we literally place lights and decorations on every place we can put them. Unfortunately, this wonderful, festive time of decoration is also...
With the fall and winter holidays approaching we should think about activities that include indoor and outdoor decorating. It is the time of year that we literally place lights and decorations on every place we can put them. Unfortunately, this wonderful, festive time of decoration is also one of the...
Conveyors are used to transport materials horizontally, vertically, at an angle, or around curves. Hazards depend on the type of conveyer, the material conveyed, the location of the conveyor, and how close the conveyer is to workers. Conveyors eliminate or reduce manual material handling tasks, but they introduce amputation hazards...
Conveyors are used to transport materials horizontally, vertically, at an angle, or around curves. Hazards depend on the type of conveyer, the material conveyed, the location of the conveyor, and how close the conveyer is to workers. Conveyors eliminate or reduce manual material handling tasks, but they introduce amputation hazards...
Air tools are powered by compressed air and include chippers, drills, hammers, sanders, spray guns, air ratchets, grinders, nibblers, needle scalers, and many more. There are several dangers associated with the use of air tools. First and foremost is the danger of getting hit by one of the tool’s attachments...
Air tools are powered by compressed air and include chippers, drills, sanders, spray guns, air ratchets, grinders, nibblers, needle scalers, and many more. Handling Air Tools Safely: Permit only experienced and trained people to operate pneumatic tools. Inspect each tool before connecting to the air supply. (Check safety mechanisms, look...