Safety spectacle features and options
According to the National Society to Prevent Blindness, 400,000 eye injuries occur on the job each year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says an estimated 60 percent of workers suffer eye injuries when they're not wearing any protection. These statistics demonstrate that everyone needs to be much more vigilant about their eye protection.
Today safety spectacles are available in fashionable styles to protect against almost any…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 23, 2008 at 8:47am —
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As I was driving to work recently, I noticed a boy about eight or nine-years-old, his carefree manner evident as he skipped to school. He stopped abruptly at the corner of the street. A perplexed look came across his face. There wasn’t a crossing guard to be found. It was too early for them to be on duty to stop traffic, and there were no teachers to help him cross. He looked left, then right, then left again. He made no movement. You could see it on his face. Hmm... now what? Which way to go?…
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Added by Ken Oswald on December 22, 2008 at 10:25am —
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We’ve established a bit of the top line information that happens during the personal apparel assessment (PAA), now let’s move on to what’s assessed. During the PAA, the assessor will analyze seven key cost drivers to help the company reach its operational and productivity objectives. Examining these areas will help identify critical issues and pinpoint variables in the production process. The analysis will also help the assessor determine the best solutions to maximize worker…
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Added by MoniqueB on December 22, 2008 at 10:00am —
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Understanding and implementing OSHA-approved safety measures
Last year the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued more than $750,000 in citations to the metal fabrication industry for equipment-related safety violations. This includes tool usage and guarding issues, control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), and electrical safety. These citations do not begin to account for the total cost to metal fabricating shops when considering associated property…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 22, 2008 at 7:20am —
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We previously noted that personal apparel assessment can help companies maximize strengths and identify necessary improvements. Today, we’re discussing the “how.” A PAA generally includes the following phases:
-- Analysis—data is collected, opportunities validated and best practices identified;
-- Benchmarking—current operations are evaluated and base line measurements developed so results can be quantified;
-- Improvement—recommendations are made based on study results.…
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Added by MoniqueB on December 20, 2008 at 8:00am —
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Cutting costs and improving performance is complicated by the fact that companies within various industries face different challenges. Automotive manufacturers, for example, must reduce overall supply chain costs. Chemical processors must be able to compete with low-cost producers from developing countries who have entered markets typically considered traditional for the U.S., Japan and Europe.
Manufacturers across almost every industry face skyrocketing health care and insurance…
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Added by MoniqueB on December 18, 2008 at 5:42pm —
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My close friend Parker Lofgren and his family (wife Caroline, son Owen and daughter Sophie) recently died from Carbon monoxide posioning. This was a tragic lost for all that knew this family.
I hope that this message would encourage everyone to check existing monitors and or spend $20 to add one to your home/office. The link below from the Aspen Times is…
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Added by Lisa Gilges on December 17, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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It may be premature to say that manufacturing has turned the economic corner to recovery, but signs at the end of first-quarter 2004 look promising. Overall, non-farm payrolls increased by over 500,000 in the first quarter, according to recent U.S. Labor Department reports, and factory payrolls in March were steady for the first time in nearly four years. Moreover, the Institute for Supply Management’s Purchasing Managers’ Index of factory activity rebounded to 62.5 percent in March, the fifth…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 16, 2008 at 2:11pm —
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Each year one million US workers receive emergency treatment for acute hand injuries ranging from cuts, blisters and abrasions to lacerations, punctures and fractures. According to the US Department of Labor, injures to fingers and hands rank highest in workplace accidents—more than 27 percent.
Hand and finger accidents also rank highest in preventable injuries. Improper hand protection can be a culprit in many accidents, whether it’s a comfort problem, improper sizing or the use of…
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Added by Lara Kretler on December 15, 2008 at 9:44am —
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Now that you have bought and put in place your new fire extinguisher, do you and your employe's know how to use them? As per ( OSHA 29 cfr 1910.157 )
"Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient fire fighting."
Failure to do so exposes your business to OSHA…
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Added by Stephen W. Thompson on December 11, 2008 at 5:08pm —
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Every Year Fires in the work place Kill over 5,000 employes, injure more then 80,000 and with a rising cost of over 11 billion dollars. Many companies are put out of business because of a major fire that could have been contained and put out if the company had provided fire extinguishers and kept them in good working order. AS I go thru different companies thru out the area here I see so many people cutting the cost on safety equipment such as Fire Extinguishers and knowing and explaing to the…
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Added by Stephen W. Thompson on December 11, 2008 at 5:00pm —
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Added by Dan McGreevy on December 10, 2008 at 9:48am —
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Fabricators as well as other workers may be required to use respirators to protect themselves from inhaling fumes, particles, or dust when performing cutting, grinding, welding, coating, or painting, especially if they are in contact with chrome-containing stainless steel or coatings, which presents the risk of hexavalent chromium exposure.
In cases such as these, respirators must be provided to protect the health of a worker and be selected on the basis of hazards the worker is…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 10, 2008 at 7:00am —
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A blood-borne pathogen, as the term suggests, is a disease or infection-producing agent that can be acquired through exposure to blood and other body fluids containing blood. BBPs are transmitted from one individual to another when blood or body fluids from the infected individual enter the body of a previously uninfected individual.
Significant exposure involves a route of entry into the body:
* sexual transmission through the mucous membranes of the genital tract,
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Added by Safety Training International on December 3, 2008 at 12:34pm —
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When people think of machine guarding, usually they think of devices to protect people from the moving parts on machinery.
When people think of machine guarding, usually they think of devices to protect people from the moving parts on machinery. While this is clearly one use of machine guarding, another area involves protecting workers from all types of cutting, welding, or grinding that can take place in tube or pipe cells.
Flying debris, weld flash, and other…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 3, 2008 at 12:19pm —
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Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) is all about changing a company’s safety culture. BBS has little to do with codes, rules and regulations and everything to do with asking questions such as, “What is the safest way to conduct this task and what must I do to help ensure my safety and the safety of others around me?”
“What is the safest way to conduct this task and what must I do to help ensure my safety and the safety of others around me?”
Here are some steps every business can take to…
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Added by Safety Training International on December 2, 2008 at 1:19pm —
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According to a new survey released today by Kimberly-Clark Professional, 89 percent of safety professionals polled at the 2008 National Safety Council (NSC) Congress have observed workers failing to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) when they should have been.
"We find it disheartening that people continue to put themselves at risk by failing to wear PPE when undertaking hazardous tasks," said Randy Kates, general manager of the safety business for Kimberly-Clark Professional.…
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Added by Safety Training International on November 23, 2008 at 3:00pm —
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Comprehensively training your employees gives your company an edge in today’s competitive market. Online training and e-learning are providing more and more companies with the opportunity to train their employees more effectively and efficiently. Online training allows companies to thoroughly train their employees in engaging and interactive manner, and elearning provides the flexibility that is needed in today’s rapidly growing…
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Added by Safety Training International on November 22, 2008 at 8:37am —
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Any good business knows how to make money. But any good employer knows the important role employees play in their business. They perfectly understand that one of their top priorities is keeping their workplace safe for their employees. After all, there’s nothing like taking a huge blow when one or more of their employees get literally hurt.
Whether your business is a construction company, a hospital, or a law firm, part of your management responsibility is providing a safe and…
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Added by Safety Training International on November 22, 2008 at 8:31am —
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We all know cut protection is important - or there wouldn't be so many hand and finger injuries. But how do we get employees to wear gloves? Heck, often I can't even get my husband to wear gloves when he's working with wood and power tools. It's so frustrating! He knows he should but on some level he still feels it's "easier" not to. I'm working on him.
In the meantime, here's a
fun game designed by Ansell to educate people on why wearing…
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Added by Lara Kretler on November 19, 2008 at 10:06am —
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