It is cold outside and it is only going to get colder! With cold weather comes ice, snow, frigid wind, and the potential dangers of cold stress for employees that are not properly protected. What is Cold Stress? Many of us are aware of the dangers that high temperatures can cause including dehydration, heat exhaustion…
Respiratory illness can be serious. In some cases, it can be deadly. And, unfortunately, in the safety world, we see the reality of respiratory issues. Many workers are not properly protected and are at risk for respiratory illness, which can be devastating to them and their families. It can also be devastating for employers who…
About 2.3 million workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces, including 2 million construction workers who drill, cut, crush, or grind silica-containing materials such as concrete and stone, and 300,000 workers in general industry operations such as brick manufacturing, foundries, and hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. Health effects from silica exposure…
Protecting your employees can be a challenging proposition. The modern workplace can be a loud and dangerous place that exposes your workers to hazards that are unique to your workplace. For this reason it’s critically important that managers and employees alike understand what they can do to ensure each employee goes home safely after every…
In 2014, 2,630 workers suffered from heat illness and 18 died from heat stroke and related causes on the job. The numbers don’t lie – if you or your co-workers are not prepared, without a doubt; heat can kill or cause serious injuries. Although it is often the deadly tragedies that capture our attention,…
Every year over 100 people die in ladder-related accidents, and thousands suffer disabling injuries. To help prevent ladder-related injuries, the American Ladder Institute (ALI) launched National Ladder Safety Month, which runs from February 24 – March 31. This important month was designed to raise awareness of ladder safety and to decrease the number of ladder-related injuries and fatalities. To…
According to OSHA, the leading causes of worker deaths on construction sites were falls, electrocution, struck-by-object and caught-in/between. These “Fatal Four” were responsible for more than 58% of the construction deaths in 2014. Construction sites can be dangerous, but there are ways you can ensure workplace safety and reduce workplace accidents. Let’s take a look…
We know that electricity is essential to our way of life. At work, some employees engineers, electricians, electronic technicians, and power line workers work directly with electricity. Others work with it indirectly. Perhaps because it has become such a familiar part of our daily life, we don’t give much thought to how much our work depends on…
Slips, Trips And Falls Slip, trips and falls account for 1/3rd of all personal injuries in the workplace and are a top cause of workers’ compensation claims. The types of injuries incurred from slips, trips and falls include head and back injuries, broken bones, cuts and lacerations, sprains and pulled muscles. The most common reasons for falls…
According to OSHA, twenty-two million workers are exposed to potentially damaging noise at work each year. Last year, U.S. business paid more than $1.5 million in penalties for not protecting workers from noise. While it’s impossible to put a number to the human toll of hearing loss, an estimated $242 million is spent annually on workers’…