Chemical burns, respiratory problems, fires and explosions can all result from failure to recognize the hazards associated with chemicals in the workp...
Approximately 95,000 employees are injured every year while operating powered industrial trucks -- and approximately 100 of these injuries result in d...
If your business is reopening or preparing to reopen, it is crucial that a well thought out plan is in place to keep workers and customers safe and he...
As businesses start to reopen after closures from COVID19, it is essential to excerise appropriate protocol to ensure the safety of workers and custom...
Protecting the eyes in an important safeguard in preventing exposure to infectious diseases. Since the eyes have mucous membranes, bacteria and other ...
If you are an essential worker during this time, it is critical that you take steps to protect yourself on the job from novel coronavirus and other in...
Over half of all ladder accidents happen because the ladder's placement is unsafe. To reduce the risk of accidents and injuries when using a ladder, i...
COVID19 is reinforcing the need for workplaces to follow good hygiene practices to help keep workers safe. Protect workers and reduce the risk of infe...
As the temperatures drop, the risk of weather-related health hazards for those who work outdoors increases. Construction workers, who are exposed to the elements for long hours, are especially vulnera...
An estimated 1.3 million workplaces throughout the United States require their workers to use respirators. That‚s nearly 5 million workers who use respirators on a regular basis. These units pro...
Floods are ranked the the #1 most common natural disaster in the United States. One inch of water can do serious damage to a home or business. Traditionally, sandbags have been effectively used to pre...
Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States have a job-related eye injury each day. Even though most of these injuries are preventable, eye accidents do occur. In the event of an injury, pr...
It‚s no secret that exposure to excessive noise can damage hearing, but just how much noise is too much? The decibel level of the average conversation is about 60. A subway is roughly 90 decibel...
Millions of workers everyday risk their lives due to potential work hazards such as molten metal splashes, flash fires, and electrical arc flashes. Many times, the only thing standing between th...
A single head injury can handicap an employee for life – at worst, it can be fatal. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, most workers who sustained injuries to the head were not wearing ...
Passing cars and heavy equipment present an ongoing danger in any construction site. According to figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 639 road-construction work-zone deaths were ...
According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology, workplace eye injuries cost over $133 million a year in medical expenses, workers‚ compensation and lost production. Luckily, taking a few sim...
OSHA statistics show that 61% of construction accidents were due to impalement from rebar. Unguarded protruding steel reinforcing bars are hazardous. Even if you just stumble onto an unguarded rebar y...