Hand Tool Hazards
We all know how important it is to use caution around power tools. But what about tools in general? Can a wrench really be dangerous?
We all know how important it is to use caution around power tools. But what about tools in general? Can a wrench really be dangerous?
An emergency exit you can’t find in the dark is one you may not be able to find in a crisis situation. That’s why knowing the location of emergency exits at your worksite, and being able to find them without thinking, is so important.
When you work around machinery, vehicles and anything else that moves, you could be caught in a tight spot and crushed.
Most motor vehicle fatalities happen after dark, even though we drive less at night than in the daytime.
If traveling up or down stairs is a daily part of your job, you may be at risk of injury, especially if carrying items.
Using a portable fire extinguisher is an important safety skill.
Back injuries are a leading cause of lost time from work. They can occur in any type of job or workplace.
Moving machinery is everywhere. Even something as innocent as a photocopier contains moving parts.
An employer or supervisor can't stand by you every second to see that safety rules are followed.
It's hard to believe that noise can cause permanent damage to your hearing - but it can.
You may work around construction sites or encounter backhoes, loaders, compactors and cranes in your neighborhood or along highways.
Horseplay is rough play, practical jokes and other physical humor which can endanger workers.
Safety eyewear and face shields can save you from injuries which can lead to blindness. Prompt treatment of eye injuries reduces the risk of permanent damage.
How This Affects You: Your back is used in all you do, on and off the job, and hurting it can have severe consequences: a lifetime of pain, inability to work or play and reduced income.
How This Affects You: Many workers like you are killed or injured in workplace fires each year.
You're struggling to loosen over-tightened lug nuts while fixing a flat tire on a hot, dusty highway.
You might be the toughest roughneck around, but a good dose of heat stress can quickly tame anyone's bravado.
Your workplace probably has countless electrical tools and devices capable of delivering a fatal electrical shock.
If you aren't wearing the right protection your hands could be burned, frozen, cut, scraped or burned by chemicals. You could lose fingers, a thumb, or even your life. That's why you wear gloves.
Maintenance employees are confronted with many hazards that can cause injury or death. One such hazard is exposure to asbestos.
Working with some contractors' employees can create challenges, not to mention anxiety and hazards. But with cooperation and understanding, job safety doesn't have to be "hit or miss."
If you work in construction, or even if there is construction going on in your workplace, you need to be aware of the dangers associated with excavations.
Housekeeping may not be your favorite job, but a messy workplace is where injuries occur.
You may spend 15 minutes deciding what you're going to wear for a night on the town. But for a day on the job, safety dictates your wardrobe.
Tom didn't realize it, but he was a victim of contact stress. For the past year the electronics assembly worker developed painful symptoms merely by resting his forearms against the edge of his workbench. It was starting to take a nasty toll.
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