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Forklift Loading Safety Tool

Loading and unloading of forklifts and other trucks are subject to specific safety requirements that are designed to ensure stability of loads and prevent harm to operators and others nearby. This form helps prevent these related injuries and incidents from happening, along with consequential safety violations and citations

Forklift Loading Safety Tool2018-10-19T14:36:05-07:00

Forklift Travel Safety Tool

Once they’re on the move, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks become dangerous and subject to specific travel safety rules. This form helps prevent these related injuries and incidents from happening, along with consequential safety violations and citations.

Forklift Travel Safety Tool2018-10-19T14:07:42-07:00

Falls Through Openings

It takes a split-second of inattention, a slight change in working conditions, a forgetful co-worker, or a lax safety program for you to fall through an opening.

Falls Through Openings2018-10-15T09:55:21-07:00

Forklift Operator Training – (18 min.)

This program utilizes video shot on location as well as 3D animations to train new or experienced employees in the importance of safe operation and the responsibilities of professional lift truck operations, and the skills and techniques operators can use to help ensure workplace safety and incident prevention. Anyone required to operate forklifts must be trained in accordance with mandated standards. Training must include a wide variety of topics including engineering principles, forklift operating rules, equipment characteristics, differences between a forklift and a car, environmental hazards, operator maintenance, hazardous locations, surface operating conditions, site-specific operations, potential hazards, and other pertinent information. This video does just that and is a great training aid for training new operators or as refresher training for experienced operators.

Forklift Operator Training – (18 min.)2018-10-01T04:55:00-07:00

Fundamentals of First Aid: Poisoning

Poisoning, accidental or intentional, causes significant harm or death to many US and Canadian people. Poisoning takes many forms as harmful chemicals can be breathed in, swallowed, touched or injected.

Fundamentals of First Aid: Poisoning2018-09-16T12:52:24-07:00

Fundamentals of First Aid: Electrical Burns

An electrical burn occurs when skin meets an electrical voltage. It does not always leave a significant burn to the skin, but the electricity can cause significant internal damage to nerves, muscles and internal organs.

Fundamentals of First Aid: Electrical Burns2018-09-16T12:16:03-07:00

6 Tips for Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace

Slips, trips, and falls are consistently rank as one of the top 2 causes of injuries and deaths on the job. Our contributor, Zachary O’Dell from SafetyLine asks, “Have you taken these 6 precautions to avoid injuries in your own workplace?”

6 Tips for Avoiding Slips, Trips, and Falls in the Workplace2018-09-04T00:01:51-07:00

Putting Out Fires

Workplace fire safety is about preventing fires from starting —but also vital is dealing with a fire when it does start. If fire breaks out in your workplace, do your workers know what to do?

Putting Out Fires2018-08-01T00:04:13-07:00

Workplan – Sexual Harassment and Your Responsibilities for Preventing It

From a moral and legal standpoint, it is simply unacceptable to ignore the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace.

Workplan – Sexual Harassment and Your Responsibilities for Preventing It2018-06-29T19:57:09-07:00

Checklist for Anti-Harassment Policy

An anti-harassment policy is a key component of a complete harassment prevention effort.

Checklist for Anti-Harassment Policy2018-06-26T19:23:44-07:00

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you [...]

Heart Attack and Stroke in the Work Place: Do you know the Warning Signs?2018-05-31T11:35:42-07:00

Fall Hazards and Falls from Heights

Download Instructor-Led Material Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s [...]

Fall Hazards and Falls from Heights2018-05-01T11:45:00-07:00

Understanding Chemical Labels and Pictograms

Download Instructor-Led Material Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s [...]

Understanding Chemical Labels and Pictograms2018-03-01T21:19:11-08:00

Understanding Safety Data Sheets

Download Instructor-Led Material Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s [...]

Understanding Safety Data Sheets2018-03-01T21:02:54-08:00

Picture This! Worker Rescued Nine Hours After Racking Falls Onto Forklift

We don't know how fond forklift operator Tomasz Wiszniewski is of cheese, but he could be forgiven for liking it a little less after becoming trapped under 55,000 tonnes of the stuff when 18-metre (60-foot) high shelving collapsed at a food distribution warehouse in Hinstock, England.

Picture This! Worker Rescued Nine Hours After Racking Falls Onto Forklift2018-02-13T22:10:19-08:00

Hearing Required on Worker’s Firing for Use of Medical Marijuana at Work Site

A worker employed by a construction company was working on [...]

Hearing Required on Worker’s Firing for Use of Medical Marijuana at Work Site2018-02-10T17:23:25-08:00

Construction Company Fined for Alleged Repeat Violations

OSHA conducted an investigation at a Covington, LA, worksite in [...]

Construction Company Fined for Alleged Repeat Violations2018-02-07T12:32:15-08:00

Six Tips for Responding Constructively to Disrespectful Treatment in the Workplace

If a co-worker says or does something to upset or [...]

Six Tips for Responding Constructively to Disrespectful Treatment in the Workplace2018-02-07T05:31:56-08:00

WHMIS 2015 Safety Video

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, or WHMIS, was launched in 1988 and was recently updated to WHMIS 2015. It now incorporates new, global standards for hazard communication. In this video, we’ll look at what WHMIS is, pictograms, safety data sheets, what the changes are for WHMIS 1988 to WHMIS 2015,  and how to safely use all of this information.

WHMIS 2015 Safety Video2018-02-06T20:38:46-08:00

Flammable Liquids Safety Video

Instruction for employees working with flammable liquids. Defines LEL, UEL, flash points, and other related information. Provides the basics of bonding and grounding.
(9 minutes)

Flammable Liquids Safety Video2018-02-06T20:35:49-08:00

Back Safety: The Basics Safety Video

Many of the causes of back injury can be prevented by teaching employees how the back operates and the basics of proper lifting techniques. This video does just that. Great for new or experienced employees.
(11 minutes)

Back Safety: The Basics Safety Video2018-02-06T20:35:29-08:00

Back Safety: Exercise And Ergonomics Safety Video

They say you never notice the parts of your body until they hurt. This video stresses the importance of back safety and discusses not only the risks involved in everyday body movement, but also the ways to prevent those risks from turning into debilitating injuries.
(16 minutes)

Back Safety: Exercise And Ergonomics Safety Video2018-02-06T20:35:02-08:00

Forklift Safety: The Experienced Operator – (14 min.)

Safe operation of a forklift begins before the operator ever starts to drive the lift truck. It begins with the operator’s mental state of mind.
(13 minutes)

Forklift Safety: The Experienced Operator – (14 min.)2018-02-06T20:34:22-08:00

Hand Safety – You Control It Safety Video

A hand injury occurs in the workplace every 32-seconds. Though they usually do not grab the headlines and are not fatal in nature, over 16 million individuals seek emergency care each year for hand injuries. Hands are often in the forefront of the specific task being performed and thus exposed to more risks.
(13 minutes)

Hand Safety – You Control It Safety Video2018-02-06T20:34:11-08:00
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