Infographic: Hearing Conservation
If you don’t have a hearing conservation program in place to protect employees from workplace noise exposure, what are you waiting for? Here’s what you need to know about training employees on hearing conservation.
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Infographic: Preventing Worker Fatigue
Worker fatigue is a hazard hiding in plain sight for employees and workplaces, potentially costing businesses millions of dollars per year. Here’s what employers can do to reduce the risk of worker fatigue and help employees get the appropriate amount of sleep.
Infographic: Preventing Trench Collapses
There has been increased attention paid to trenching and excavation safety in recent years. Here’s what you need to know about preventing trench collapses, according to NIOSH.
Infographic: Safe Lifting Guidelines
NIOSH says ergonomic interventions can lower the physical demand of work tasks and decrease the number and severity of musculoskeletal injuries that result. Here’s what you need to know about ergonomic guidelines for safe lifting.
Infographic: Older Driver Safety
With an increasing number of workers 55 and older who are driving on the job, there are steps that employers and workers can take to increase safety for older drivers. Here’s what you need to know about older driver safety.
Infographic: Fall Protection Compliance
Fall hazards are one of the construction industry’s “Fatal Four” safety hazards, along with caught-in or -between, electrocution, and struck-by hazards. Here’s what you need to know about compliance with OSHA’s fall protection standard.
Infographic: Sun Exposure Protection
Prolonged sun exposure can lead to sunburn, heat stroke, or skin cancer. Here’s what the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) says about protecting yourself from sun exposure.
Infographic: Preventing Legionella Exposure
In cases where Legionella hazards can’t be controlled with engineering and administrative controls, personal protective equipment (PPE) may be needed to prevent worker exposures and infections. Here’s what you need to know about how to protect workers against Legionella exposure with PPE.
Infographic: Radiation Safety
Radiation emergencies include nuclear and radiological events in which there is (or there is the perception of) a hazard from a nuclear explosion, release of radioactive material, or unintended exposure to another type of radioactive source. Here’s what you need to know about radiation safety.
Infographic: Heat Acclimatization
Between 50% and 70% of outdoor fatalities occur in the first few days of working in warm or hot environments because the body needs to build a tolerance to the heat gradually over time, a process called heat acclimatization. Here’s what you need to know about heat acclimatization.