Learn how to not fall. We're talking safety training. If your workplace tasks expose you to fall hazards, you must provide training on fall protection. Fall protection training is straightforward. The rules include how to use fall protection harnesses, how lanyards work, and anchor points. And when to deploy fall protection equipment. Learning how to [...]
Signs for Safety because safety matters. Signs inform us of many things. Location of food, events, historic sites. Signs also can warn us of dangers. Examples include, fall, trip, radioactive, or electrical hazards among other hazards. Signs alert us to safety hazards that may not be apparent or which may be hidden. The Occupational Safety [...]
Accident investigations. Or, how to avoid incidents and save money. Taking some time to learn why and how an injury or equipment damage incident occurred is extremely beneficial. First, it helps to learn why an incident occurred. Second, it saves money. Properly conducted, a post-incident investigation will bring to light why and how an incident [...]
Knowledge equals safety. What does this simple statement mean? One word. Training. Employees trained to recognize hazards and unsafe conditions at work will know where risks to their safety and health exist. Knowing that a hazard exists means the employee can take appropriate steps to avoid/reduce/eliminate the risk to their safety. Training on how to [...]
Three Points of Contact, or How to Defeat Gravity. Everyone knows about gravity. At an early age, many of us fell from climbing up a tree. And we all learned that falling is not much fun. In the workplace, falls are a known workplace hazard. Any time you climb a ladder, enter a piece of [...]
Forklifts. Move stuff. Just be careful. Forklifts are marvels when it comes to moving stuff. Big stuff, small stuff, lots of stuff. Boy can forklifts move stuff. Forklifts come in all sizes, from small to huge. But forklifts need be operated by well trained operators and with great care. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.178 (l) outlines [...]
2022 If it doesn’t appear or feel safe, don’t do it. While we all have our own definition of “common sense”, I think there is a basic understanding of what this means. There is an innate threshold for most folks about something that appears to be unsafe or you have a “feeling” that something is [...]
Mine Safety Tool Box Talks. Mining is a rewarding and challenging industry. Keeping your miners safe is a constant effort. The Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA) has developed a collection of tool box safety talks. These safety talks are useful presentations that can be used on a daily or weekly basis. These talks are simple [...]
You don’t have to follow OSHA: You can have stricter safety policies. You of course know that the OSHA safety rules are safety minimums. In other words, these safety rules are the bare bones of good safety practices. But did you know OSHA welcomes you, the employer, to adopt stricter safety rules? Yup. If you [...]
Workplace safety for employees, rights and protections. If you are a business owner pay attention to this blog. The Occupational Health and Safety Act requires as part of its 10 and 30 Hour safety training to include Worker Rights and Protections. OSHA protects employees from employers failing to protect employees facing an uncontrolled hazard in [...]