Protecting Workers From the Hazards of Abrasive Blasting

Protecting Workers From the Hazards of Abrasive Blasting Materials

Part 1 - Understanding Abrasive Blasting Each abrasive blasting job is different. Abrasive blasting uses compressed air or water to direct a high velocity stream of an abrasive material to clean an object or surface, remove burrs, apply a…
Hazard Communication and OSHA

Hazard Communication and OSHA

IMPORTANT! OSHA Standard 1926.59 The requirements applicable to construction work under this section are identical to those set forth at 1910.1200. All 1910 General Industry standards referenced in this article are also applicable to the construction…
Good Housekeeping

Good Housekeeping

Housekeeping on the job  Three of the top four reasons for fatalities on the jobsite are from falls, struck-by objects, or caught-in/between. One thing that has a connection to these hazards is good housekeeping at the jobsite. If there…
April 2019 Free Safety Meetings

February 2019 Free Safety Meetings

This month we have prepared safety meetings on the following topics: Avoiding Frostbite Cut Resistant Gloves - Why Not? Facility and Project Safety Orientation Ladder Hazards and Injuries Click here to download the full pdf…
Ladder Hazards and Injuries

Ladder Hazards and Injuries

Did you know that over 500 people will die this year in America from falls from ladders? Over 50% of those deaths happened to people who were carrying items while they climbed. Furthermore, if you fall off a ladder you will sustain a fracture…
Facility and Project Safety Orientation

Facility and Project Safety Orientation

Have you ever started a new job that included risks? In most cases these days you should have been briefed and even given training on how to avoid those risks. However, we meet with companies in 2019 who still have no formal Safety Orientation…
Avoiding Frostbite

Avoiding Frostbite

What is frostbite? A condition caused by exposure to the cold that will freeze the top layer and tissues beneath your skin. Frostbite occurs often in your extremities. In some cases, your skin will recover, and in others the skin will die. Blood…
April 2019 Free Safety Meetings

Cut Resistant Gloves – Why Not?

Cut Resistant Gloves – Why Not? As the thermostat drops our skin tends to become dry faster. When your skin becomes dry it will rip and tear easier. In 2017 there were over 1,000,000 hand injuries in the United States. Over the years I…
April 2019 Free Safety Meetings

January 2019 Free Safety Meetings

January 2019 Free Safety Meetings For our January 2019 Free Safety Meetings we have prepared free safety meetings on the following topics: Annual Hazard Communication Training Bloodborne Pathogens – Who Is At Risk? Silica Training…