Safety in Trenching You can be trapped before there is time to react. So, it is important that every excavation be prepared correctly, allowing you to complete your job safely and efficiently. Remember that every trench is different. Soil type, moisture content, depth, configuration, proximity to existing structures, and location...
Safety in Trenching Two workers are killed every month in trench collapses. The employer must provide a workplace free of recognized hazards that may cause serious injury or death. An excavation is any man-made cut, cavity, trench, or depression in an earth surface formed by earth removal. A trench (Trench...
Machinery Safety According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 1,100 workers in the United States were killed last year by contact with equipment or by being caught up in running machinery. That’s 20% of all fatalities in the workplace. Over a thousand people killed in ways that could have...
Machinery Safety According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 1,100 workers in the United States were killed last year by contact with equipment or by being caught up in running machinery. Be alert working around or operating machinery: The point of operation: That is where the work of the...
Preventing Accidents Consider this statistic: 80 out of every 100 accidents are the fault of the person involved in the incident. Unsafe Acts cause four times as many accidents & injuries as unsafe conditions. Accidents occur for many reasons. In most industries, people tend to look for “things” to blame...
Forklift -‐ Three Points of Contact Safety Slips, trips, and falls account for 20 percent of work injuries. This totals 13 million injuries per year. Climbing into and out of mobile equipment presents a common exposure to slips and falls. Inclement weather, greasy or broken steps, grab handles, and the...
Hazard Awareness A hazard can be defined as a condition or changing set of circumstances that presents a potential for injury, illness, or property damage or the potential or inherent characteristics of an activity, condition, or circumstance that can produce adverse or harmful consequences. So as you begin work,...