Category: Safety Tip of the Week

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety Boots

Safety Boots Foot protection means guarding your toes, ankles, and feet from injury. Believe it or not, your feet have 26 bones for support and 38 joints for movement in each foot. Your feet are a critical part of your body that you use every day and, in some cases,...

Safety Tip of the Week – Handling Fire

Safety Tip of the Week – Handling Fire

Handling Fires The best way to prevent workplace fires is to be aware of, and on the lookout for, potential fire hazards. All hazardous situations should be reported to your supervisor. Know the location of fire extinguishers and other emergency equipment that is available to you. During an actual emergency,...

Safety Tip of the Week – Electrical Hazards

Safety Tip of the Week – Electrical Hazards

Electrical Hazards Electrical hazards can be found in all industries. Avoiding electrical shocks both at home and at work requires awareness of the hazards and a respect for this “Silent Killer.” The human body has a low resistance to electricity, making it a good conductor, like most metals. Unlike metals...

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping III

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping III

Housekeeping In the workplace, ‘good housekeeping’ is the term used for keeping the worksite clean, neat, and free of hazards that can cause injury. Housekeeping is a safety concern that is often overlooked or taken for granted. But far too many accidents happen because people didn’t keep their work areas...

Safety Tip of the Week – Protecting Workers from Heat

Safety Tip of the Week – Protecting Workers from Heat

Protecting Workers from Heat Working outdoors in hot weather can result in serious illness or even death. Workers exposed to extreme heat may experience symptoms of heat-related illnesses (HRI), such as heat cramps, heat rash, heat exhaustion, fainting, heat stroke, and other symptoms.  Heat-related illness is also linked to injuries...

Safety Tip of the Week – Fall From Heights

Safety Tip of the Week – Fall From Heights

 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...

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety II

Safety Tip of the Week – Power Tool Safety II

Power Tool Safety Failing to properly use and maintain electric- powered tools causes thousands of cuts, punctures, pinches, amputations, and electrocutions each year. Tools can seriously injure or kill the user if not properly maintained or used. Before you use a tool: Verify that it bears an electrical test label...

Safety Tip of the Week – Forklift Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Forklift Safety

Forklift Safety About 100 workers are killed each year as a result of forklift accidents. About 1/4 of these fatalities are caused by overturning. Other c ommon causes are workers being struck by materials, workers being struck by the forklift, and workers falling from the forklift. Basic Forklift Safety Practices:...

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress

Heat Stress Hot conditions put your body under a lot of stress. Physical activity stresses the body even more. When heat is combined with physical activity, loss of fluids, fatigue, and other conditions can lead to a number of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Death is even possible. When the body...