Chemical spills can be in the form of liquids, solids such as pellets, or gases or vapors. They can be flammable (quick to burn or explode), corrosive (damaging to human tissue or other materials), or toxic (poisonous to humans and other living things). The time to deal with a chemical...
A “near miss” or accident without injury is easy to shrug off and forget. But there is a danger in brushing off accidents that don’t hurt, harm, or damage. When a “near miss” happens, it should immediately send up a red warning flag that something was wrong, unplanned, unexpected, and...
Every year fatalities and injuries occur on scaffolding across the country, regardless of safety regulations aimed to prevent such incidents. But the good news is that proper training can prevent almost all scaffold accidents. Scaffold Hazards: Fall hazards are due to elevated heights and the lack of fall protection. Collapse...
Portable grinding wheels ae designed to operate at very high speeds. If a grinding wheel shatters while in use, the fragments can travel over 300 miles per hour. The potential for serious injury, material damage, and other losses from these shooting fragments is great. To ensure that grinding wheels are...
We all hope we never need an eyewash station, but if an accident should happen, it’s our wish that the station is 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...
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Tetanus is an infection caused by bacteria called Clostridium tetani (C. tetani) that are found in the environment. Tetanus is an uncommon but very serious disease that requires immediate treatment in a hospital. Signs and Symptoms Symptoms typically occur between 3...
The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is recommending use of hearing protection devices while participating in noisy activities this summer. REMEMBER: At Home Turn down your speaker volume of the TV Monitor, radio, or music, and take breaks from listening to reduce your exposure; Use power tools, toys, recreational...
Employers must provide a workplace free of recognized hazards that may cause serious injury or death. But unfortunately, every month workers are killed in trench collapses. An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface formed by earth removal. A trench (Trench excavation) means a...
What is the most common electrical shock hazard? Answer: Ground Faults Ground Faults Ground faults can cause severe electrical shock or electrocution. During normal conditions, electricity runs in a closed circuit. Electricity flows out on the “hot” wire and returns on the “neutral” wire, completing the circuit. Ground faults occur...
Summer is coming soon and the temperatures are beginning to rise. So too does the risk of heat illness. Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet every year many people will succumb to the effects of heat. Heat-related illness is also an underlying cause of a high percentage of non-fatal...