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Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Safety

Hot Work Safety Welding is a routine job on many worksites. However, this common task has hazards that can result in serious injury and property damage. Bystanders as well as workers involved directly with welding can be affected. It is important for everyone to have a basic knowledge of welding...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Safety

Hot Work Safety For some of you, welding is a hands-on job, but welding safety is really up to everyone. It involves not only the welder, but also those working in the vicinity of welding operations. We also need to watch out for hazards should a contractor enter our facility...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Is Coming

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Is Coming

Heat is Coming One of the most significant hazards that summer brings is heat illness. Although there may not have been very many truly hot and humid days yet this year, now is the time we need to talk about heat illness. Quite honestly, your body is probably not yet...

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Is Coming

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Is Coming

Heat is Coming One of the most significant hazards that summer brings is heat illness. Although there may not have been very many truly hot and humid days yet this year, now is the time we need to talk about heat illness. Quite honestly, your body is probably not yet...

Safety Tip of the Week – Safe Hot Work Procedure

Safety Tip of the Week – Safe Hot Work Procedure

Safe Hot Work Procedure Hot work may include spark and high heat producing job tasks such as grinding, welding, soldering, thermal or oxygen cutting, and heating. Advanced planning and safe work procedures help prevent workplace fires caused by hot works activities. Hot Work Fire March 28th 2009 Whenever possible, hot...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safe Hot Work Procedure

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safe Hot Work Procedure

Safe Hot Work Procedure Hot work may include spark and high heat producing job tasks such as grinding, welding, soldering, thermal or oxygen cutting, and heating. Advanced planning and safe work procedures help prevent workplace fires caused by hot works activities. Grinders use powered rotating attachments to work metal and...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot and Hazardous (2)

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot and Hazardous (2)

Hot and Hazardous Excessive exposure to a hot work environment can bring about a variety of heat-induced disorders ranging in severity from an irritating heat rash (prickly heat) to heat stroke, a life threatening condition that can quickly result in brain damage or death. Heat stress contributes to the loss...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous (2)

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous (2)

Hot and Hazardous You’re saying to yourself that you have heard all about heat stress before and nothing has changed. But yes, some things have changed. You are older and more susceptible to heat stress. Your crew may have new members who have never heard about heat stress. Your crew...

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress Safety

  Heat Stress Safety – Prepare for Hot Weather With hot weather comes the realization that some workers will be exposed to excessive heat — hot conditions that pose special hazards to their safety and health. Knowing the warning signs and what to do if heat stress occurs could turn...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Hot and Hazardous: Heat Illness Can be Deadly Heat can be a real danger for workers during the summer, especially those who work outdoors. Heat illness should be viewed as a serious health problem – one that can even be fatal. For many people, summer heat is uncomfortable. But for...