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Fall Protection Systems - Anchor Points for Fall Arrest Systems You’ve got your full body harness on and properly adjusted, and you’ve attached the proper end of your lanyard to the back D-ring on your harness. The next step is to attach the other end of your...

Fall Prevention – Avoiding Falls While Working on Scaffolding Here are some tips to help avoid falls when working with various types of scaffolding: ·       Guardrails or another suitable form of fall protection, such as a personal fall arrest system or trav...

Fall Prevention – Avoiding Falls While Using Portable Ladders Here are some tips to help you avoid falling while using portable ladders at work, as well as at home: • Use the right length of portable ladder for the job. If your ladder is too short to allow y...

OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standards – Why They Affect Everyone OSHA published their “control of hazardous energy” standard, also known as “Lockout/Tagout”, way back in 1989. This new standard required employers to develop and implement a program that effectively ...

OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standard – Forms of Hazardous Energy The OSHA Lockout/Tagout standard applies when we perform servicing or maintenance on certain pieces of equipment or machinery. Most of us recognize that electricity is the primary source of hazardous ...

OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standard – Communication Is Key to Safety   It’s often said that effective communication is the key to safety. In fact, it is so important that OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout standard contains several requirements for Authorized Employees (those...

Working Safely with Portable Circular Saws   Many of the injuries suffered by users of hand-held circular saws don’t require just a Band-Aid; they often require stitches, surgery, or sometimes months of physical therapy to help the victim recover the ability...

ACCIDENT PREVENTION Effective implementation and consistent compliance with the requirements and guidelines described below are critical to the protection and well-being of everyone on the jobsite, including our tenants, vendors, subcontractors, and the publi...

EVERYONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility! As An Employee, You Should: ·        Learn to work safely and take all rules seriously. ·        Recognize hazards and avoid them. ·        Report all accidents, injuries, and illness ...

Working Safely with Chop Saws & Miter Saws   Chop saws are typically pre-set to cut material at a 90-degree angle, whereas Miter saws can be adjusted to cut materials at various angles. But the hazards of using either type of saw are very similar. Here are a...

Working Safely with Table Saws   When using a table saw, some thought and effort must go into making sure it is set up and used safely. Here is an overview of a few recommended steps we should take to help us avoid some of the hazards commonly associated wit...

BACK INJURY PREVENTION TIPS   Most of you have probably heard that to lift safely, you must lift properly. You’re told to “bend your knees not your back,” and “don’t twist as you lift.” This is good advice but sometimes seems to go against human nature. Yet,...

HARD HATS   A hard hat is meant to protect your head from the impact of falling material and accidental bumping.   The hat’s suspension components act as a shock absorber and are designed to absorb or deflect a blow and distribute the impact over a large a...

Safety and Your Supervisor   Safety does not just happen. Remember the old saying, if something can go wrong, it will. We must work to make things happen right; that is, in a safe manner. But one person cannot do this alone - It takes the cooperation of ever...

Five Reasons to Work Safe We all have different reasons for why we choose to do certain things and why we may not choose to do others. When it comes to working safely, we should all want to choose to make the right decision. We all are different in the way we...

HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES   Hearing protection devices (HPD) such as earmuffs and earplugs can be an effective measure to protect hearing in noisy work environments.  However, hearing protection devices are only effective if they are properly sized and care...

OSHA Rules and Regulations for Focus Four Hazards With the increased emphasis on focus four hazards, it should come as no surprise that OSHA has also developed various rules, regulations, and best practices that companies can implement to help keep their work...

While the construction industry is largely responsible for helping move the American economy forward by building the structures that we live, work, and play in, these job sites remain one of the most hazardous working environments. In fact, according to the U....

Winter Construction Site Hazards & How to Prevent Them: Cold Stress Cold Fact: An average of 1,301 deaths per year from 1999 to 2011 were associated with exposure to excessive natural cold. CDC Temperatures near or below freezing and strong winds can cause o...

Winter Construction Site Hazards & How to Prevent Them – Falls on Icy Surfaces   Cold Fact: Slips, trips, and falls caused 229,190 non-fatal workplace injuries and 699 fatal work injuries in 2013. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)   Falls are among the most com...