As a country, we love fireworks, using them to celebrate holidays like the 4th of July or at ballparks and other venues. However, fireworks, also known as pyrotechnics, can be dangerous.
Applied Active Strategies Makes Safety Training Effective
As a safety trainer, my mission is to help you be the best safety dudes on the planet, helping you effectively communicate through good training so that you have the best safety training program for your organization.
Interactive Safety Training Strategies – Games
One way for safety trainers to make training more effective is to use interactive safety training strategies such as games.
Fall Prevention Tips: On and off the Job
OSHA leads a campaign to raise awareness of preventing fall hazards within the construction industry where falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers.
However, slips, trips and falls occur in all types of occupations, on and …
Rooftop Fall Protection
According to OSHA, fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction workers. Many of these accidents are falls from rooftops.
Safety Stand Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
Every year at the beginning of May, OSHA leads a campaign focused on preventing falls in construction. This national campaign is geared to raise awareness of fall hazards, fatalities and injuries that happen that could have been prevented.
Stress Impacts Workplace Safety
We all suffer from stress. At home. At work. And in between home and work. Stress is known to contribute to health problems. But did you know that stress can also lead to safety hazards on the job?
Preventing Distracted Drivers in Your Workplace
OSHA’s top priority is keeping workers safe.
Yet more workers are killed every year in motor vehicle crashes than any other cause. And with the advancements technology has made, distracted driving – texting and calling while driving – has become one of the leading causes.
Distracted Driving: Risk in the Workplace
Most tend to think of distracted driving as a teen epidemic. But it’s not.
Workers are at risk equally as much as anyone else. And employers need to understand the impacts and potential OSHA regulations they must adhere to.
Work Zone Safety is a Serious Matter
Every year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) kicks off the start of construction season. This awareness drive encourages safe driving through highway work zones.