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A pallet jack is meant to help workers handle heavy loads safely. Think how easily workers could be injured if they tried to move the same materials without the assistance of a pallet jack. However, if they don’t use the equipment safely, they can be injured just as easily. Pallet jacks clearly aren’t as dangerous […]
Order picking is an important task in most manufacturing facilities. Although this work may not be among your most dangerous occupations, it is not without hazards, and unfortunately injuries are common. Back injuries are among the most common hazards for order pickers, of course, and the majority of these injuries occur when a worker is […]
Safety committees have become commonplace in the American workplace and the benefits have been significant. Here are suggestions for successfully installing a safety committee. Starting back in the early 1990s, companies began to add safety committees to their overall safety programs. OSHA encouraged this effort and suggested numerous ways in which the committees could prove […]
Safety committees play an important role in workplace safety and health. In fact, OSHA highly recommends them. But to get the best results from your committee, you have to start with all the right ingredients. Ideally, your safety committee is well established and effective, with employees eager to serve and management responsive to its recommendations. […]
A conveyor is very often the most efficient method for moving material from one area of the workplace to another. It can carry material from one operation to another without it being loaded onto a forklift or handcart by workers at each step of the process. Unfortunately, large moving machinery, like a conveyor, can present […]
Your workforce, your customers, and your markets are increasingly diverse. To promote individual and organizational success, you must welcome diversity and manage it well. These five steps will help you to manage diversity effectively.
Greater workplace diversity has a big impact on the 21st century American workplace. Whether that impact is positive and productive or divisive and challenging depends on how well you manage your changing workforce. The workplace, like the nation and wider world, is made up of men and women of diverse racial, religious, and ethnic backgrounds, […]
OSHA requires employers to take specific precautions to protect workers from lead poisoning. From hygiene to housekeeping and medical surveillance to PPE, employers must be prepared to prevent exposures. Because the consequences of occupational lead poisoning can be so serious, OSHA requires strict protective measures in its general industry lead standard (29 CFR 1910.1025). If […]
OSHA says that exposure to lead occurs in at least 120 different occupations. Overexposure to lead can result in serious illness and death. And according to a recent CDC study, occupational exposures are on the rise. Lead exposure continues to be a risk for workers in the United States, reports the Centers for Disease Control […]
Summer is probably the favorite season for many of your employees, but it does have special dangers. Refresh your workers’ awareness with an overview of the dangers of working in hot weather, as well as what your workplace is doing to protect them. Start by giving them the basics on heat-related medical conditions: Heat rash […]