How to care for the injured should be part of your Emergency Response Plan. If you must respond to an injured coworker here are some steps to take. Determine the seriousness of the injury. If Serious: Contact Emergency Response Team(s).…
One of the more common WISHA citations is for lack of or improperly erected guardrails. There are two basic types of guardrails: Perimeter guardrails (i.e., found on flat roofs, upper stories before framing walls) and Floor opening guardrails Both are…
Each time someone is injured, we need to ask ourselves “How did it happen?” Accidents just don’t just happen, they are caused. Accidents are usually a result of someone not paying attention or not knowing how to recognize a safety…
No matter what your job title is or what you are tasked to do at work, everyone should share a common goal to be respectful to one another. Some benefits include: Higher morale Better teamwork between coworkers, Higher productivity Help the effectiveness…
Would you know what to do if an emergency involving a chemical was to occur at your facility? The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) gives important information to help you respond to emergencies. Section 1. The name of the chemical, Section…
From 2011 to 2018, 1,030 workers have died from injuries involving confined spaces. Confined spaces are defined as: – a space large enough to enter, – has limited access and egress, – is not intended for continuous human occupancy. Examples…
Good health is critical to your own personal safety, and healthy eating should be a major goal for you to maintain a long life. Our bodies work like machines and are only able to withstand so much abuse. Food is…
Injuries in the workplace involving ladders are all too common. Falls from ladders can be as painful as a fall from a roof. About a third of all reported total falls are from ladders. Many of the fall related injuries…
We’ve all heard this many times, but it’s so easy to get distracted and not pay attention to where we are going or what we are doing. This is how slips, trips, and falls occur. Falls are one of the…
Forklifts are not like cars; they’re about twice as heavy, due to the counterbalance weight needed to carry large loads. Because forklifts are so heavy, when a worker gets injured, it is often very serious and sometimes fatal. Recommendations: Forklifts…
