Construction Safety
Striking hand tools
Hammers and other striking tools are possibly the most widely used and perhaps the most often abused of all hand tools. Here are some rules for the safe use of striking tools: Use only for […]
Month: May 2017
Hearing Protection
Hearing Protectors : OSH Answers
How can I protect my hearing at work? The surest method of preventing occupational deafness is to reduce noise at the source by engineering methods. However, in certain workplace conditions, there is very little or […]
Hearing Protection
Hearing Protection
Do you enjoy hearing your kids call your name? Do you like listening to your car or “truck radio, your CD or tape deck, or that great noise a crowd makes at a ball game? […]
Respiratory Protection
Respiratory Protection
Respirators are a type of personal protective equipment used to provide protection against worker exposure to airborne substances. Respirators are devices worn over the mouth, nose and sometimes the eyes, that help you breathe […]
Prevent incident and accidents
Anticipate Incidents
One of the key words in incident prevention is “anticipate”. By anticipating what could happen, it is possible to take safety steps to prevent an accident. One of the steps we can take is to […]
Prevent incident and accidents
What can you do to prevent accidents
Have you ever wondered what you can do to prevent accidents? Maybe, like many people, you believe accidents are bound to happen and there’s not much you can do about them. Or, you may think […]
Safety Rules
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Prevent incident and accidents
Ten Rules to Preserve Ten Fingers
When we talk of someone being injured, we usually think of serious injuries, such as that Beware of pinch points. Train yourself to recognize pinch pints and avoid placing your hands and fingers in such […]
Hearing Protection
Hearing Conservation – The Silent Issue
Noise can impact our lives in many ways. Noisy environments can impair your ability to enjoy life to the fullest and it can cause irreparable hearing loss. It’s not just hearing loss that is affected […]