We all know that tiredness can make us grouchy and slow to react… but did you know it could also put your life at risk? Back in 2012, a well-reported French survey found that sleepiness behind the wheel is almost as bad as drinking and driving, and that drivers who were either drunk or sleepy …
Tag: workplace safety
Workplace Fatigue Bundle Download
Click Here to download the FREE workplace fatigue training bundle. Workplace Stress Training DVD Program Helps employees identify potentially stressful situations and learn how to cope with them. View Product Shiftwork Fatigue Training Video Focuses on understanding fatigue from shift work and procedures to cope with change. View Product Fatigue Management Training Video Inattentiveness …
Employee’s death at International Paper’s Ticonderoga plant ‘preventable’.
U.S. Department of Labor | July 24, 2015 BOS 2015-139 Employee’s death at International Paper’s Ticonderoga plant ‘preventable’ OSHA cites paper manufacturer for willful, repeated, serious safety violations ALBANY, N.Y. – The death of an employee at International Paper Co.’s Ticonderoga plant could have been prevented if his employer provided proper safeguards and training, an …
(VIDEO) The First Safety Video Made with Legos
Related Training DVDs: Warehouse Safety It’s No Mystery Training DVD Warehouse hazards are plentiful and your safety standards must be thorough and enforced to deal with the problem. View Product Working Around Forklifts A Pro Active Approach Being aware of your surroundings is the key to working safely around forklifts. View Product Forklift Safety: Best …
Record Number of Criminal Prosecutions for Worker Deaths
In Fiscal Year 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor referred or assisted with the criminal prosecution of 27 cases involving worker deaths – the highest number in DOL’s history. However, since there were more than 4,000 worker deaths during the same period, criminal prosecution in such cases is still very rare. These statistics were highlighted …
Three workers crushed in tragic tractor rollovers
Related Construction Equipment Training DVDs: Backhoe Operations for Public Works Training Video Backhoe Operations for Public Works program focuses on the safe operation of backhoes. View Product Front End Loader Safety DVD This program will concentrate on the basic safe operations for the standard front-end loader. View Product Forklift Workshop for Construction Training DVD Helps …
Why Do We Ignore Warning Signs.. Sometimes With Tragic Results?
We have all seen and had a chuckle at “Caution This Sign Has Sharp Edges” with the very fine print: “also, the bridge is out ahead”. We have devoted a whole page to stupid and pointless signs, the semiotics of which imply that everybody is stupid except, of course, the person who posted it. See …
OSHA Says Ringling Bros. Agrees to Enhance Safety for Aerial Acts
Hundreds watched as an aerial act at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performance in Providence, R.I., went badly wrong on May 4, 2014. A group of aerialists plummeted to the ground, injuring nine of them. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will implement ongoing safety enhancements in aerial acts to protect …
Safety Slogans Don’t Save Lives
It’s tough to bring professionalism to a trade that actively looks to make itself look stupid. There’s only so many hours in the day and only so many resources and if we are wasting either it’s tough to go to the well and ask for help and money. And let’s face it, as safety professionals …