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When your employees walk in the door each day they don’t leave their stress behind. It competes for their attention to their job duties as well as to their safety. And stress is often compounded by pressures at work. Employee stress is nothing new, but it certainly is getting a lot of attention these days. […]
National Burn Awareness Week is February 7 to 13, and our Safety Training Tips editor says that gives you a good lead-in to talk with your workers about corrosives—and the fact that they can burn their skin and eyes on contact. Be sure to teach your workers how to identify a corrosive by reading labels. […]
Yesterday, we reviewed some interesting questions and answers about electrical safety. Today, we continue with more electrical Q&As, plus we’ll take a peek at a powerful training product that can help keep your employees safe around electricity. Q. Where would I find the requirement to provide a covering for fluorescent lightbulbs? A. 1910.305(a)(2)(iii)(F): Lamps for […]
You should never be in any doubt about a safety issue. The result could easily be an accident and injury. Just make sure you get your information from a source you can trust. Many of our Safety.BLR.com subscribers turn to the website when they have safety questions for which they can’t find answers elsewhere. They […]
Although workplace exposures to bloodborne pathogens are less common outside the healthcare field, almost any worker has the potential to be exposed under the certain circumstances—for example, when providing first aid. Make sure your workers know how to prevent such exposures. The best way to prevent exposure to bloodborne pathogens is to practice “universal precautions.” […]
Exposure to bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV can lead to serious illness. Although healthcare workers and emergency first responders are most at risk, any employee can be exposed when giving first aid in the workplace, as well as in certain other situations. Needlesticks or cuts from sharp objects […]
Your employees may have diabetes and not know it. Our Safety Training Tips editor says that more than one-quarter of people with the condition are undiagnosed. For this reason alone, it’s important to educate your workers on the dangers of this common condition. Tell employees that people with diabetes are more likely to have: Heart […]
Across industries and across the years, slips, trips, and falls continue to be among the leading causes of workplace injury. Opportunities for workplace falls are abundant, and many incidents result in serious injuries. Dr. William Marletta is a safety consultant in West Islip, New York, who specializes in slip, trip, and fall hazards. (The irony […]
OSHA says slip, trip, and fall injuries account for the majority of general industry accidents. They cause back injuries, sprains and strains, contusions, and fractures. And they result in 15 percent of all accidental deaths. You know that falls can cause a variety of injuries and can spike your workers’ compensation costs. But looking at […]
Web-based safety training is a dream come true for safety trainers. It provides consistent and up-to-date information, flexibility, evaluation, and systematic documentation—all at a very affordable price. There are many advantages to using self-paced, Web-based training, including: Web-based training allows you to present the same content, in exactly the same way, to any number of […]