October is the month we focus on fire prevention and prepare for what to do in case of a fire. That means ensuring our fire safety program is up-to-date,
A hospital or other healthcare facility can be a stressful place for patients – they are in pain, afraid, confused, frustrated – but it can also take a toll on those who work there, too. We don’t realize it, but workplace violence in healthcare facilities …
According to OSHA there are more than 2 million incidences of workplace violence each year; however, workplace violence is not just someone going on a rampage or “going postal.”
Outdoor workers are more than just construction workers. They work in the fields and agricultural job. They’re baggage handlers, landscapers, utility workers, foresters, groundskeepers, painters, roofers and more.
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 …
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.
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.
Do you know what the most common workplace hazards are to your employees’ eyes?
Flying objects … objects that tend to be smaller than the head of a pin in roughly half of these injuries.
