Tagged: accidents

Weekly Safety Meeting – Forklift Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Forklift Safety

Forklift Safety Approximately 100 workers are killed each year as a result of forklift accidents. About 1/4 of these fatalities are caused by overturning. Other common causes are workers being struck by materials carried on the forklift, workers being struck by the forklift, and workers falling from the forklift. Forklift...

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping is Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping is Safety

 Housekeeping is Safety “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Never has this phrase been as true as when it comes to housekeeping at work. The negative impressions and implications of poor housekeeping can affect you and co-workers for a long time to come. Morale...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Housekeeping Is Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Housekeeping Is Safety

  Housekeeping is Safety “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Never has this phrase been as true as when it comes to housekeeping at work. The negative impressions and implications of poor housekeeping can affect you and co-workers for a long time to come....

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout/Tagout

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout/Tagout

 Lockout/Tagout Anyone who operates, cleans, services, adjusts, or repairs machinery or equipment should be aware of the hazards associated with that machinery. Any powered machinery or electrical equipment that can move in a way that would put people in danger is a hazard that can be prevented by following locking...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hand Protection

Safety Tip of the Week – Hand Protection

   Protect yourself from hand injuries by remembering the following basic safety rules: Recognize hazards. Think through each job before you begin. Follow safety rules. Avoid shortcuts. If an accident happens, notify your supervisor and seek prompt treatment.    Download flyer: STOTW_Hand Protection.pdf (139.85 kb)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Unsafe Acts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Unsafe Acts

Most of us know that only two things, unsafe acts or practices and unsafe conditions, cause accidents. Some of us even know that 9 out of 10 accidents are the result of unsafe acts, things we do when we know better. This is kind of strange if you think about...