Glove protection

To be protective, gloves must provide a barrier between the hazards and your hands. Gloves are selected and worn to protect your hands from abrasions/scrapes, cuts, burns, contact dermatitis, other skin disorders caused by skin contact with chemicals, or a…

General welding and cutting requirements

Whenever possible, move objects to a safe place before heating, cutting, or welding. Remove or effectively screen all fire hazards where the welding job is to take place. Keep passageways, ladders, and stairs clear of hoses, cables, and other equipment.…

Safety at Home

It’s quite natural to think of your home as the safest place you can be. After all, that is where you escape the cares of the world and the pressures of work. However, many serious accidents happen at home. Painful…

First Aid Awareness

When an accident happens, a first aid program that meets the requirements of the law and is tailored to the type and size of the workplace can literally make the difference between life and death, or between recovery and permanent…

Driving Awareness

We all go to these company safety meeting what a waste of time. I been driving for years and they have this guy who doesn’t even drive a truck come and tell me how to drive.  I have to get…

Dangers of Long Hair

When working around moving equipment not only is it important to ensure you’re not wearing loose clothing, but also check your hair. As this recent news story from a Philadelphia area manufacturer of corrugated displays shows, pulling your hair back…

Cell Phone Use – Los Angeles

A commuter train that failed to stop for a red signal resulted in the nation’s deadliest commuter train wreck in the last 40 years. Grieving relatives of the dead and injured learned that this horrendous tragedy was caused by a…