RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
Respiratory illness can be serious. In some cases, it can be deadly. And, unfortunately, in the safety world, we see the reality of respiratory issues. Many workers are not properly…
SILICA DUST
About 2.3 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces, including 2 million construction workers who drill, cut, crush, or grind silica-containing materials such as concrete and…
WORKPLACE SAFETY SECRETS
Protecting your employees can be a challenging proposition. The modern workplace can be a loud and dangerous place that exposes your workers to hazards that are unique to your workplace.…
SUMMER HEAT
In 2014, 2,630 workers suffered from heat illness and 18 died from heat stroke and related causes on the job. The numbers don’t lie – if you or your co-workers…
LADDER SAFETY GUIDELINES
Every year over 100 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. To help prevent ladder-related injuries, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) launched National Ladder Safety Month, which runs…
CAUSES OF CONSTRUCTION DEATHS
According to OSHA, the leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, electrocution, struck-by-object and caught-in/between. These “Fatal Four” were responsible for more than 58% of the construction…
Electrical hazards
We know that electricity is essential to our way of life. At work, some employees engineers, electricians, electronic technicians, and power line workers work directly with electricity. Others work with it indirectly.…
WORKPLACE ACCIDENTS
Slips, Trips And Falls Slip, trips and falls account for 1/3rd of all personal injuries in the workplace and are a top cause of workers’ compensation claims. The types of injuries incurred…
HEARING-PROTECTION
According to OSHA, twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Last year, U.S. business paid more than $1.5 million in penalties for not protecting workers…
FORKLIFT SAFETY
One of the biggest dangers in the workplace can be operating heavy machinery, specifically forklifts. According to OSHA, each year nearly 11% of forklifts will be part of some accident,…
