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Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Power Tool Safety

  Power Tool Safety Power tools are handy helpers that are used for a variety of purposes in many settings. They come in different styles and sizes, from small home-use models to heavier commercial varieties. These tools are useful time savers, but they’re also deceptive. They can deliver a paralyzing...

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping is Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Housekeeping is Safety

 Housekeeping is Safety “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Never has this phrase been as true as when it comes to housekeeping at work. The negative impressions and implications of poor housekeeping can affect you and co-workers for a long time to come. Morale...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Housekeeping Is Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Housekeeping Is Safety

  Housekeeping is Safety “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.” Never has this phrase been as true as when it comes to housekeeping at work. The negative impressions and implications of poor housekeeping can affect you and co-workers for a long time to come....

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout/Tagout

Weekly Safety Meeting – Lockout/Tagout

 Lockout/Tagout Anyone who operates, cleans, services, adjusts, or repairs machinery or equipment should be aware of the hazards associated with that machinery. Any powered machinery or electrical equipment that can move in a way that would put people in danger is a hazard that can be prevented by following locking...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Avoiding Cold Stress Injury

Weekly Safety Meeting – Avoiding Cold Stress Injury

Did you know that cold stress, or hypothermia, can occur at any time of year? In fact, most cases of cold stress develop in air temperatures between 30 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit. People who are exposed to lower temperatures are at risk for injuries ranging from frostbite to serious loss...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Unsafe Acts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Unsafe Acts

Most of us know that only two things, unsafe acts or practices and unsafe conditions, cause accidents. Some of us even know that 9 out of 10 accidents are the result of unsafe acts, things we do when we know better. This is kind of strange if you think about...