Eye and Face Protection

Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. Eye injuries alone cost more than $300 million per year in lost production…

Using Emergency Exits

Emergency Exit Think about what that means. What it should mean to you is that it is your way out when things go bad. With that in mind, here are some things to consider about using emergency exits. Materials and Equipment Never block…

Drug-Free Workplace

Can you think of any reasons why your company might establish a drug-free workplace environment? Reasons you may suggest could include lower call of rates, higher productivity, theft prevention, improved safety, and higher company morale. Long…

Developing a Safety Committee

Developing an effective Safety Committee can take time and planning. Having a committee with a purpose and objective can be a key element in a company’s health and safety process. For this to work the safety committee needs to have employees…

Contact Lens Safety

At one time contact lenses were thought to be a danger in many work environments and while doing many tasks. Current safety thinking about contact lenses is this: Contacts are safe for use in all work environments, providing other appropriate…

Cleaning Chemicals Safety

Protecting Workers who use Cleaning Chemicals: Does your workplace us cleaning chemicals? Schools, restaurants, hospitals, and manufacturing facilities all use cleaning chemicals to ensure the cleanliness of their respective buildings. Many…

Chemical Exposure Safety

More than 30 million workers are potentially exposed to one or more chemical hazards. An estimated 650,000 existing hazardous chemical products, and hundreds of new ones are being introduced annually.OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)…

How to Protect Your Back

IS YOUR BACK CARRYING TOO HEAVY A WORKLOAD? Nearly everyone, as part of their jobs, has to lift things throughout the workday. For some employees, lifting heavy things is one of their primary tasks, while most workers are faced with occasionally…

Automated External Defibrillators

According to OSHA there are 220,000 victims of sudden cardiac arrest per year in the United States. Of these, about 10,000 sudden cardiac arrests occur in the workplace. Are you prepared to save someone's life in these instances? Waiting on…