New Employees

Working safely is a team effort. You look out for other workers and they look out for you. Taking responsibility for others is especially important when it comes to new and young workers. They need you to keep an eye…

The Colors of Safety

As you drive down the road you’ll see all sorts of signs and many different colors. We know that red signs typically indicate a mandate such as STOP or YIELD and yellow signs typically indicate a warning. Safety signs have…

Hand & Power Tools

HAND & POWER TOOLS – AMPUTATION HAZARDS What are the sources of amputations in the workplace? Amputations are some of the most serious and debilitating workplace injuries. They are widespread and involve a variety of activities and equipment. Amputations occur…

Swing-fall hazards

Swing-fall hazards Be careful not to tie off to an anchor in such a way that if you fall, you’ll swing into an obstruction. This is called a swing-fall hazard. A swing fall can be as harmful as falling to…

Anchor

An anchor—what you connect your lanyard or lifeline to—is a key element of any personal fall protection system. . An anchor may consist of a load-rated strap or sling wrapped around a substantial structural member of a building. Na anchor…

Hand and Finger Safety

COULD YOU IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT YOUR HANDS OR YOUR FINGERS? Our hands have many qualities : strength, flexibility, sensitivity, coordination. When it comes to earning our living, our hands are often the most important tool we have. With healthy hands…

Job Safety Analysis

What is a Job Safety Analysis? A job safety analysis (JSA) is a procedure that helps integrate accepted safety and health principles and practices into a particular task or job operation. In a JSA, each basic step of the job…