Tips to Keep Your Employees and Your Business Safe

Winter weather significantly increases crash frequency, breakdowns, and employee exposure to cold-related hazards. In accordance with OSHA General Duty Clause requirements and U.S. Department of Transportation vehicle safety expectations, employers must provide ...Full story

Short electrical disturbances—such as surges, spikes, sags, and swells—can damage sensitive equipment and disrupt operations. Even splitsecond events can cause costly downtime. According to ESFI and NEMA:

• Power outages and quality issues cost businesses an estimated $25 billion annually.
• 25 million lightning strikes occur each...Full story

Any building that’s located in an area with below freezing weather and snow is subject to damage from frozen pipes, water leaks, or roof collapses that can damage buildings and interrupt business or a home. These losses also occur during cold or snowy periods which makes repair and restoration difficult...Full story

Concerns and Hazards

Metal working operations use a wide variety of equipment, from brand new items to decades old machines. But no matter what type they are, metal working machines often present similar mechanical hazards. Injuries from machine operation are typically very serious but can be prevented with proper machine safeguarding...Full story

Imagine an emergency situation: You see smoke coming from a trash can. Is the nearest fire extinguisher blocked? Or maybe you need to reach an eyewash station quickly but can’t because it’s walled off by boxes.

Safety stations and equipment are not useful if they are not accessible. Simple guidelines can...Full story

A well-organized and clean operation lowers production costs by making it easier to focus on value-added production work. It also reduces non-productive time spent searching for material and tools and makes better use of floor space. A clean operation reduces non-value-adding tasks like emergency cleanup work, time spent looking for...Full story

Nearly every manufacturer, and many other businesses, use welding in production or maintenance as part of their operation. To weld safely, a welder needs to consider the welding method, amount of welding, metal that is being welded, and duration of the weld.

Welding Hazards

Hazards associated with welding include:

• Respiratory hazards from inhalation...Full story

Spring and summer are good times to review emergency response procedures for tornadoes and severe weather.

General Response and Shelter

Everyone must be familiar with the severe weather warning signal and where the nearest shelter is located. It’s very important to know how to respond before an event to reduce time...Full story

In a confrontation between you and mobile equipment, you will always lose. Most contractors, and many otherbusinesses, use mobile equipment every day, ranging widely in variety from wheeled vehicles, to large tracked equipment, down to bobcats. In fact, it’s rare for a jobsite to not have exposures from mobile equipment...Full story

The thought, “it will only take a minute,” has led to many catastrophic accidents related to shortcuts in machine safeguarding practices. Reduce machine related accidents by keeping guards in place, note hazards where additional guards are necessary, and follow lockout procedures.

Be alert to these basic safety practices when working around...Full story