Category: Weekly Safety Meeting

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ladder Safety (3)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ladder Safety (3)

Ladder Safety   There is absolutely no reason for anybody to get hurt, disabled, or killed while using a ladder. Yet it happens every single day. Somebody steps on the safety sticker that says “This is not a step!” and ends up with a broken leg. Another worker puts a...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout / Tagout

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout / Tagout

Lockout/Tagout There are many examples of people being seriously injured or killed by machinery and electrical equipment. Often, these tragedies happen because people carelessly try to repair or maintain the equipment without making sure its energy source has been shut off. Many times the accident happens when a worker restarts...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Protection (2)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Protection (2)

Eye Protection   In just the blink of an eye, an incident can injure or even blind a worker who is not wearing proper protective eyewear. The type of eye protection–safety glasses, goggles, face shields, or helmets–must meet the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Proper Fit Of Hearing Protection

Weekly Safety Meeting – Proper Fit Of Hearing Protection

  Proper Fit Of Hearing Protection Hearing loss is the No. 1 sensory disability in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that 16 percent of hearing loss worldwide is attributable to occupational noise exposure. To minimize the risk of incurring hearing loss due to noise, it is important for...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs)

 Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) Although most portable electric tools have an equipment-grounding conductor and many are double insulated, these methods are not foolproof. A grounding wire could break or a cord could become defective. Using a GFCI overcomes these insulation problems. The GFCI, as it is commonly called, is...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Choosing the Right Ladder

Weekly Safety Meeting – Choosing the Right Ladder

 Choosing the Right Ladder Each year in the U.S more than twenty thousand people are rushed to the emergency room due to ladder related falls and accidents. Ladder accidents and falls can result in severe injury and in some cases even death. The proper precautions must always be taken. Everyone...

Weekly Safety Meeting –  Pneumatic Tool Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Pneumatic Tool Safety

Pneumatic Tool Safety Pneumatic 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 pneumatic tools. First and foremost is the danger of getting hit by one of...

Weekly Safety Meeting –  Pedestrians and Forklifts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Pedestrians and Forklifts

Pedestrians and Forklifts As an operator of a powered industrial truck, you must safeguard other employees at all times. This rule is no different than what is required of you as a safe driver when you are operating your own car. Pedestrians, whether they are walking down the aisle of...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Bonding and Grounding When transferring flammable liquids, it is important that the containers involved are bonded and grounded in order to prevent static electricity from igniting the vapors. Static electricity results from the interaction of dissimilar materials. This can occur when materials are rubbed together, such as walking across carpet...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Benzene Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Benzene Safety

Benzene Safety Benzene is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid that is extracted from crude oil. It is also called Benzol, coal naptha, cyclohexatriene, phene, phenyl hydride, and pyrobenzol. Benzene is widely used to produce many other chemical compounds. Styrene and cyclohexane are major products of benzene as well as detergents,...