Tagged: hazard

Safety Tip of the Week – Warning: Read the Signs

Safety Tip of the Week – Warning: Read the Signs

Safety signs provide us with vital hazard information in several ways: through colors, words, and pictures. Signs tell us where the hazards are and how to protect ourselves against the danger. Safety signs come in all sizes, colors, and shapes. Knowing what these signs mean and following their instructions is...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Warning: Read the Signs

Weekly Safety Meeting – Warning: Read the Signs

Safety signs are too important to be ignored. They provide us with vital hazard information in several ways: through colors, words, and pictures. Signs tell you where the hazards are and how to protect against the danger. Safety signs come in all sizes, colors, and shapes. Knowing what these signs...

Safety Tip of the Week – Be Aware of Hazards

Safety Tip of the Week – Be Aware of Hazards

Many small things influence our lives; and not paying attention to them can sometimes have disastrous consequences, especially when it comes to safety. Fortunately, most of us have been trained to keep an eye out for the “big hazards” that could cause injury. But, sometimes, it’s the little or unnoticed...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Be Aware of Hazards

Weekly Safety Meeting – Be Aware of Hazards

Many small things influence our lives; and not paying attention to them can sometimes have disastrous consequences…especially when it comes to safety. Fortunately, most of us have been trained to keep an eye out for the “big hazards” that could cause injury. But, sometimes, it’s the little or unnoticed hazards...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hazard Safety Recognition

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hazard Safety Recognition

Lack of proper housekeeping on the job is one safety hazard common to all construction projects until after final cleanup. Good housekeeping is one item that can help improve not only the safety on the job, but also the morale and productivity of the job. Housekeeping is a very important...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hazard Safety Recognition

Safety Tip of the Week – Hazard Safety Recognition

A hazard is defined as an incident, a thing likely to cause injury, a chance of being injured or harmed, or a possible source of danger. Over 80% of all workplace injuries arise from worker behavior. We make mistakes, errors in judgment, or simply do not have our full attention...

Safety Tip of the Week – Caught or Crushed Injuries

Safety Tip of the Week – Caught or Crushed Injuries

Each year, workers suffer approximately 125,000 caught or crushed-by injuries that occur when body parts get caught between two objects or entangled with machinery. Common causes of crushing hazards: Not paying attention to the location of hands and feet; Walking or working in areas with mobile equipment and fixed structures;...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Caught or Crushed Injuries

Weekly Safety Meeting – Caught or Crushed Injuries

Each year, workers suffer approximately 125,000 caught or crushed-by injuries that occur when body parts get caught between two objects or entangled with machinery. These hazards are also referred to as “pinch points.” The physical forces applied to a body part caught in a pinch point can vary and cause...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hazard Communication

Safety Tip of the Week – Hazard Communication

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). This update to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) provides a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets. Major changes to...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hazard Communication

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hazard Communication

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) is now aligned with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS). This update to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) provides a common and coherent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information on labels and safety data sheets. This update helps...