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Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat is Coming

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat is Coming

Heat is Coming As temperatures begin to rise, so does the risk of heat illness. Heat-related deaths and illness are preventable, yet many people succumb to the effects. Heat-related illness is also an underlying cause of a high percentage of non-fatal incidents. People suffer from heat-related illness when their bodies...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety in Hot Work

Weekly Safety Meeting – Safety in Hot Work

Safety in Hot Work For some of you, welding is a hands-on job. Welding safety, however, 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 to do a welding job....

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety in Hot Work

Safety Tip of the Week – Safety in Hot Work

Safety in Hot Work Welding is a routine job on many worksites. However, this common task has hazards that can result in serious injury and property damage. Experts estimate that 6% of all fires on industrial properties are caused by welding or cutting. The main cause is the sparks or...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Stress

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Stress

Heat Stress As spring turns into summer and brings up “hot weather,” we should all be aware of some tips to prevent heat stress. Remember physical activity at high temperatures can directly affect health and indirectly be the cause of accidents. Hot conditions put your body under a lot of...

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Stress

Heat Stress Hot conditions put your body under a lot of stress. Physical activity stresses the body even more. When heat is combined with physical activity, loss of fluids, fatigue, and other conditions can lead to a number of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Death is even possible. When the body...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Hazards

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Hazards

Hot Work Hazards 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...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Hazards

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Hazards

Hot Work Hazards 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. Experts estimate that 6% of all fires on industrial properties are caused...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Safety

Hot Work Safety Hot work may include spark and high heat producing job tasks such as grinding, welding, soldering, thermal or oxygen cutting or heating. Advanced planning and safe work procedures help prevent workplace fires caused by hot works activities. Whenever possible, hot works activities should take place in designated...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Safety

 Hot Work Safety When you weld, cut, or grind, the potential for accidents is significant. Eyes and skin can be burned, hearing can be damaged, and an electric shock can kill you. Even the fumes and gases produced during the welding process can damage your respiratory system or cause asphyxiation....

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Disorders-Dehydration

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Disorders-Dehydration

Heat Disorders – Dehydration With summer comes hot weather, so we should all be aware of some tips to prevent heat stress. Remember physical activity at high temperatures can directly affect health and indirectly be the cause of accidents. Hot conditions put your body under a lot of stress. Physical...