Sure, a small amount of exposure to sunlight can be healthy because it’s a good source of vitamin D, but keep in mind that more significant exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays can be deadly – sun exposure is responsible for thousands of …
Prepare for scrutiny of your efforts to protect staffers from the heat
Brace for new scrutiny of the measures you’re taking to protect your crew members from the danger posed by high heat levels. The deal: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a national emphasis program (NEP) on heat …
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Workers see their supervisor disregard his safety training
Incident summary: Even though he’d recently attended a training session on lockout/tagout safety, a supervisor disregarded the training and reached into an electrical panel box that was still energized. What happened: Two crew members who were …
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Manager on the hot seat for assuming veteran worker was using safety gear
“Do you remember Andres?” asked Ralph, the plant manager, “the guy who got hurt fixing our ceiling?” “Yeah, I remember him,” replied Janet, the supervisor. “Didn’t he fall while he was breaking out concrete ceiling beams with a hammer? What about …
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Man pinned to machine, his body left dangling in the air
Incident summary: A worker’s decision to bypass a critical safety component on a hazardous machine proved fatal for him when he was pinned between the raised bucket of a skid steer loader and the equipment’s cage. What happened: A staffer who …
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Supervisor hit with personal lawsuit from worker he bonked on the head
“Janet, there’s a situation that I want to alert you to,” said Ralph, the plant manager. “What is it?” asked Janet, the supervisor. “Do you remember Julio?” Ralph asked. “Yeah, I remember him,” Janet said. “He used to work for us. But he left for …
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