Who doesn’t love the full moon, right? It’s so beautiful to look at. It lights up the night sky with a mystic, milky light splashing over the stars that seem to carry its light further and further across the earth’s land. It makes me stop and think about the beauty of life, the wonders, and …
Have you been waiting to update that lockout/tagout training video? Now just might be the time. Lockout/tagout continues to stand at number 5 of OSHA’s top 10 most violated safety standards and is still responsible for far too many grisly deaths each year; particularly in the manufacturing sector. OSHA’s standard regarding lockout/tagout states that: “This …
Maintaining employee safety should always be a major concern of business owners. It can prevent traumatic injury or death, and save your company a lot of money in worker’s compensation payouts and lawsuits. There are a number of effective practices that can improve the safety of your employees and create a business culture that values …
I can’t help but feel like every “surprise inspection” for anything, ever, is nerve racking. I remember teachers inspecting our desks and cubbies for cleanliness back in grade school. Mine was always a wreck…old, unidentifiable food, broken crayons, dirty socks, old homework and tests…basically a lot of kid-nastiness. It’s not that I was lazy, it’s just that I …
Lifting and moving patients either in a healthcare institution or at home can be dangerous task, as doing so improperly can injure the patient or damage the lift. The FDA has a comprehensive download that breaks down the ways to lift patients safely in this colorful handout; but we’ve compiled the information from that handout below: …
Forklift Safety Day is an annual event hosted by the Industrial Truck Association held in Washington, D.C. and other major cities. Members of the ITA will focus on educating and re-educating government officials, business entities, and forklift operators about the major safety precautions and measures that are necessary for the operation of forklifts. This year’s …
When we think of the word “bullying”, our minds almost always place us in grade school- imagining a bigger kid picking on a smaller one, or picturing teenage girls whispering about a less “popular” girl. While we’d like to think that bullying is confined to the young, naive, ignorant minds of schoolchildren, the simple fact …
Asbestos has been used in various building materials for decades. Its use has been widely praised until it was discovered that asbestos has been linked to various lung diseases found in workers who have had long-term exposure to it. It has since been banned for use in building material, but many older buildings still contain …
First Aid is defined as the emergency care or treatment given to an ill or injured person before regular medical aid can be obtained. This free, downloadable OSHA First-Aid guide breaks down the fundamentals concerning workplace first aid and gives best practices on how to implement a workplace first aid program. It’ll help your company ensure that …
