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4 Winter and Holiday Safety Toolbox Talk Topics for December

The month of December brings a lot of things, most notably the holidays—there’s Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s Eve and a number of parties to mark the occasions. But December also brings a long list of recurring incidents and injuries year after year. The good news is you can protect your workers by delivering some well-prepared…

Resurgence of Christmas Tree Candles Brings Fire Hazards to Light

The holiday season comes with a lot of glittering decorations and lights. And there are few sights as lovely as a Christmas tree lit up in a darkened room. But as with most things, there are safety issues regarding Christmas trees—especially with the possibility of fires, which can be caused by faulty electrical wiring, a…

The Perfect Gift: Holiday Safety in a Neat Little Package

Safety doesn’t take a winter break. In fact, every holiday season, thousands of people suffer from a range of seasonal injuries, incidents and ailments, including food poisoning, electrical shocks, decoration-related injuries and car crashes.  A lot of these incidents occur at home or on the road, but they also affect workers’ performance on the job,…

Identifying Cold Stress In Outdoor Workers

Employers and workers alike can make the false assumption that the effects of cold temperatures can only be felt in harsh conditions such as blizzards or negative-degree weather. In reality, cold stress can affect outdoor worker safety even during seemingly milder autumn days and nights. Temperature is only one factor that determines the danger of…

Winter PPE Essentials

When working outdoors, especially in extreme temperatures, personal protective equipment must defend employees against the weather in addition to the risks associated with the job. For most PPE this means added insulation, cold resistance and other enhanced features. In winter, safety gloves must insulate, steel-toed boots must protect against frostbite, and safety glasses shouldn’t fog…

Prepare Workers for Winter Driving by Addressing 4 Changing Factors

Driving requires concentration, awareness, and an environment that is free from distraction. This is especially true as the winter weather sets in. The cold affects both vehicles and drivers; extra stopping distance is required and turns can be compromised by ice and snow. When the streets and highways are icy drivers must be prepared to…

4 Overlooked Steps in Winter-proofing Your Fleet (and Drivers Too)

A quick Internet search on winterizing your fleet will reveal dozens of lists that discuss winter tires, car batteries and preventative maintenance. But few of them provide advice on preparing drivers for winter. Take these extra steps to ready your fleet for winter by addressing the human side of vehicle safety. Slips and Falls. Slips…

The Link Between Shoveling Snow and Workplace Back Injuries

For many of us living in the northern United States and Canada, snow is an unavoidable reality of winter. With the amount of time spent shoveling the driveway and scraping ice off the car, few people want to give any more thought to snow than they have to. But that means it’s especially important to…

The Hidden Danger of Winter Driving

Winter brings with it a whole host of problems, from the risk of frostbite to an increase in ice-related slips and falls. But one hazard that’s often overlooked has nothing to do with freezing temperatures. It goes without saying that as the days get shorter and the nights get longer, the more people have to…