Tagged: shock

Safety Tip of the Week – Choosing the Right Ladder

Safety Tip of the Week – Choosing the Right Ladder

 Choosing the Right Ladder Each year in the U.S more than twenty thousand people are rushed to the emergency room due to ladder related falls and accidents. Ladder accidents and falls can result in severe injury and, in some cases, even death. The proper precautions must always be taken. Choosing...

Safety Tip of the Week – Bonding and Grounding

Safety Tip of the Week – Bonding and Grounding

 Bonding and Grounding Static electricity is generated by friction or by the quick separation of materials. Walking across a carpet generates static electricity. You can feel the charge as you touch a door handle. The spark produced from this discharge usually contains enough energy to ignite flammable vapors if they...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Weekly Safety Meeting – Bonding and Grounding

Bonding and Grounding When transferring flammable liquids, it is important that the containers involved are bonded and grounded in order to prevent static electricity from igniting the vapors. Static electricity results from the interaction of dissimilar materials. This can occur when materials are rubbed together, such as walking across carpet...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely Around Electricity

Weekly Safety Meeting – Working Safely Around Electricity

 Working Safely Around Electricity Industry runs on electricity. It’s safe to use when you know what you’re doing and take proper precautions. When precautions are not taken, electricity can be a killer. The most common electrical hazard on today’s worksites is from the ground fault electrical shock. Electrical accidents are...

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Around Electricity

Safety Tip of the Week – Working Around Electricity

 Working Safely Around Electricity Industry runs on electricity. It’s safe to use when you know what you’re doing and take proper precautions. When precautions are not taken, electricity can be a killer. The most common electrical hazard on today’s worksites is from the ground fault electrical shock. Electrical accidents are...

Safety Tip of the Week – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

Safety Tip of the Week – Avoiding Electrical Shocks

  Always make sure electric tools and equipment is properly grounded. Always check to be sure the grounding system is complete. Use heavy duty grounded extension cords. Remember water and electricity don’t mix! Never work on or around a live electrical circuit. Treat every electric wire as if it were...