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Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

When used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, scissor lifts provide a safe and reliable platform for workers to perform job tasks. When not used properly, scissor lifts can present a serious hazard to workers. Scissor lifts are work platforms used to safely move workers vertically and to different locations in...

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Safely with Scissor Lifts

When used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, scissor lifts provide a safe and reliable platform for workers to perform job tasks. When not used properly, scissor lifts can present a serious hazard to workers. How to Safely Use Scissor Lifts: Employers need to assess the worksite to identify all possible...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Aerial Lifts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely with Aerial Lifts

Working Safely with Aerial Lifts Jobsites are not always at ground level. Sometimes, workers need to use aerial platforms. All work has hazards and risks involved in it, but when you work at an elevated height, extra training and attention to safety procedures is a necessity. Man-lifts and scissor lifts...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Aerial Platform Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Aerial Platform Safety

Aerial Platform Safety Jobsites are not always at ground level. Sometimes workers need to use aerial platforms, aerial ladders, articulating boom platforms, vertical towers, or ladder trucks to reach their work. All work has hazards and risks involved in it, but when you work at an elevated height, extra training...

Safety Tip of the Week – Aerial Platform Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Aerial Platform Safety

 Aerial Platform Safety Jobsites are not always at ground level. Sometimes workers need to use aerial platforms, aerial ladders, articulating boom platforms, vertical towers, or ladder trucks to reach their work. All work has hazards and risks involved in it, but when you work at an elevated height, extra training...

Safety Tip of the Week – Fall Hazards

Safety Tip of the Week – Fall Hazards

Fall Hazards I bet you didn’t know that in a recent year, OSHA recorded 1,048 workers that died on the job, with 335, or 32%, resulting from falls. Each year, falls consistently account for the greatest number of accidents and fatalities. Events surrounding these types of accidents often involve a...

Safety Tip of the Week – Aerial Lift Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Aerial Lift Safety

 Aerial Lift Safety Job sites are not always at ground level. Sometimes workers need to use aerial platforms. All work has hazards and risks involved in it, but when you work at an elevated height, extra training and attention to safety procedures is a necessity. In order to work safely...

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffold Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Scaffold Safety

  Practice safe behaviors on scaffolding at all times: Only one person should stand on an individual plank at a time. Materials should not be hoisted or placed on cantilevered platforms unless they are designed for it. Be aware of activities taking place overhead and try to keep tools away...