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Is your workplace prepared for an earthquake?

July 29, 2018

Even if you don’t live or work in an earthquake-prone area, don’t dismiss the threat. Earthquakes can occur in all 50 states.

The hazards of aerial lift work

July 29, 2018

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Workers using aerial lifts can be injured or killed if they don’t know how to operate them safely.

Keep older workers healthy and productive

July 29, 2018

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Nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce is older than 65, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. By 2020, 1 in 4 American workers will be older than 55.

Prepare for an emergency

National Safety Month: Week 1

May 27, 2018

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Think emergency drills are only for schoolchildren? Think again. The National Safety Council urges all workers to take drills seriously.

Watch where you’re going

National Safety Month Week 3

May 27, 2018

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Slips, trips and falls are no laughing matter. In fact, they can be deadly: According to the 2017 edition of “Injury Facts,” an NSC chartbook, 660 workers died in 2014 after a fall from height, and 138 workers died from a fall on the same level.

Watch your back: The right way to lift objects

May 2, 2018

Tracy Haas Depa

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From boxes of paper near the printer to large packages in the mailroom, office settings contain a number of objects – some quite heavy – that require manual lifting. Are you following safe lifting practices?

Communication tower work hazards

April 22, 2018

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Falling from height, electrical hazards, inclement weather, equipment failure and structural collapse of towers are some of the hazards that communication tower workers face, according to OSHA. The agency recorded 13 communication tower-related fatalities in 2013, 12 in 2014, three in 2015 and six in 2016.

Horseplay at work: No joke

March 25, 2018

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Everyone remembers the school class clown – the person always getting into trouble, pulling pranks and being goofy. Harmless stuff, right? Maybe back then. If your workplace has a class clown who engages in horseplay, it’s no laughing matter.

Beware of pinch points

February 25, 2018

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A pinch point is “any point at which it is possible for a person or part of a person’s body to be caught between moving parts of a machine, or between the moving and stationary parts of a machine, or between material and any part of the machine,” states the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Woodworking machine dangers

January 28, 2018

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Woodworking machines – with their moving parts and sharp blades – can be extremely dangerous if not used correctly. Amputations, blindness and lacerations are common injuries related to working with these machines.

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