Blog / Posts tagged with:

Complacency

Safety Training: Why You Need to Remember, New to Work—New to Safety

Every year, young people enter the workforce with little to no safety awareness. This presents safety professionals with both an opportunity and a challenge. How do you protect people who have little practice in paying attention to workplace hazards or following safety requirements? Employers have the chance to instill in young workers the importance of…

OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations for 2017

At the end of September, OSHA announced the preliminary top 10 most frequently cited workplace safety violations for 2017 at the NSC Congress & Expo. The final report is published in the December edition of the NSC’s Safety+Health magazine. The most cited violations should not come as a surprise to anyone—in fact, the top 3…

4 Steps to Preventing Hearing Loss on the Production Line

One of the most common hazards in manufacturing industries is dangerous noise levels. But it’s not always clear to the workers on the production line what the threshold for safe levels is. The length and frequency of exposure play a significant role in noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), and all sounds above 85 decibels (dB) are…

4 Major Safety Issues for the Metal Fabrication Industry

Working in metal fabrication can sometimes require employees to engage in high-risk activities in order to properly perform their duties, including weld and manufacture ferrous materials. If you manage or are responsible for safety in a metal manufacturing facility, you know of the potential hazards that can befall workers. Every employee’s reaction in any situation…

OSHA Announces Policy Change for Monorails Under Crane Standard

The crane is often the first thing you see on a major construction site— they tower hundreds of feet in the air so that they can hoist, lower and horizontally suspend loads across a big construction site. A hazard this big requires particular attention be paid to the crane standard under the construction regulation—especially when…

Can Human Factors Prevent Roof Falls in Mining?

Historically, ground falls have been the most significant hazard for miners. In 1999, 70% of all underground fatalities were caused by roof (the overhead surface of a coal mine) and rib (the side of a pillar, the wall of an entry or the solid coal on the side of any underground passage) falls. Despite significant…

Strategies for Workplace Noise Protection

Modern life is far from peaceful and quiet. Continuous exposure to sound levels above 85 decibels (dB) are harmful and not many people realize how many everyday sounds are louder than the recommended exposure limit—including lawnmowers, power tools, garbage disposals, blenders and food processors. Workplaces can be especially loud and it’s not surprising that occupational…

4 Issues That Impede Foot Safety

A heavy object falling from a height, rolling, or penetrating the worker’s shoe, a slip while carrying a piece of equipment, or a chemical hazard present in the workplace—these can all result in a foot injury that can hurt an employee’s career and determine the long-term direction of their lives. The fallout from a single…

The Most Avoidable Fatalities in Agribusiness

Farming is one of the most dangerous jobs in North America. And because farms are often family-owned, the risks not only affect employees but whole families, from children to seniors. Farm operators have to bear in mind both the safety of their workers and their family members who are exposed to numerous hazards from heavy…

Safety Guidelines for Working with Ladders

A ladder might be a common tool, but just like any other piece of equipment, it needs to be used correctly to be safe—something that happens far less than it should. If people used ladders correctly, there would be no need for awareness campaigns like National Ladder Safety Month. But every day 500 workers go…