Let’s be real, safety is awesome, especially when it saves lives Forget the snooze-fest safety talks from orientation. Workplace safety isn’t just a corporate checkbox, it’s your backstage pass to a long, injury-free career. Whether you’re swinging hammers or crunching data near high-voltage panels, knowing how to avoid OSHA’s “greatest hits” of hazards is essential. …
HAZWOPER isn’t just a fancy acronym to flex on your coworkers. It stands for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, and trust us, it’s your ride-or-die when dealing with dangerous materials. OSHA (aka the safety overlords) require this training for anyone handling cleanup, emergency response, or managing hazardous waste. So if you work near stuff …
Construction sites are organized chaos, and if you’re not paying attention, that chaos can flatten, crush, or launch you across the job site. Two of the deadliest hazards? Struck-by and caught-in or -between incidents. They happen fast, but the good news is, they’re preventable. If it can hit you, fall on you, swing at you, …
The air you breathe should be life-sustaining, not a workplace health gamble. Inhaling dust, fumes, or toxic vapors at work isn’t just unpleasant, it can land you in the ER or worse. Whether you’re on a construction site or in a lab, respiratory safety isn’t optional, it’s critical. This guide gives you the no-nonsense breakdown …
So, an emergency just hit? Let’s make sure your team doesn’t hit the panic button. Emergencies love to catch us off guard, but that doesn’t mean we have to let them win. When HAZMAT hits the fan, your response needs to be sharp, strategic, and yes, a little fearless. This isn’t just about OSHA compliance, …
As an industrial safety professional, you know the importance of using the right Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to protect workers from head to toe. But let’s take a moment to focus on what might be the most critical part of the body to protect: the head. Your head is more than just one-seventh of your …
What is PPE? PPE otherwise known as Personal Protective Equipment is the safety equipment worn to minimize the risk of exposure to hazards or injuries on the job site. Personal Protective Equipment can include: Head Protection – Hard Hat (Class A, Class B, Class C), Bump Hat Hearing Protection – Earmuffs, Single-use Earplugs, Molded or …
In the spirit of the season, we decided to take the time to map out our favorite 7 Halloween monsters and ghoulish safety precautions they represent. Freddy Kreuger = Workplace Fatigue 1…2… Freddy’s coming for you….Trying to stay awake when you are tired or feeling exhausted can be hard to control. Workplace fatigue is dangerous and …
Before OSHA was indoctrinated in the 1970’s, workplace injuries and illnesses were the norm. Large industrial companies were taking advantage of their employees and had virtually no concern for their safety, which made them seem almost dispensable. Finally the U.S. government realized how unethical it was to disregard employee safety, and workplace injuries and illnesses …
