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August 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

The latest edition of the annual Injury Facts book published by the National Safety Council is out, and while company CEOs and safety directors might not take the time to read all 210 pages, there is one set of statistics worth special attention. And for companies there are other kinds of costs as well, no matter where an accident occurs.

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September 2015 newsletter

FDR Safety

A copy of their OSHA 300A log, which summarizes on-the-job injuries and illnesses. How involved is management when an injury occurs? Effective management involvement and light duty programs can assist in injury recovery process. The post September 2015 newsletter appeared first on FDRsafety. When is drug testing done?

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Are Union Jobs Safer?

Construction Equipment

New York City counted 12 construction fatalities in 2015, a 50-percent increase over the previous year. Non-fatal injuries were up by almost the same rate, according to the NYC Department of Buildings.

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Why do we Wear Safety Vests During Construction?

Work Gearz

Vehicle operators cannot recognize a worker who is wearing inadequate or non-enhanced-visibility clothing in sufficient time to avoid an accident.”. In case of traffic areas, wearing high visibility vests would help the drivers to locate you from far and thus avoid fast driving and accident. This amounts to 48% of the total workers.

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RATE OF FATALITIES INCREASING AMONG OLDER WORKERS

Safety Services Company

The results of the analysis showed that the workplace fatality rate overall decreased by 22 percent between 2006 and 2015. Specifically, total fatalities fell from 5,480 in 2005 to 4836 in 2015, which older worker fatalities increased from 1,562 to 1,681 those same years.

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Is 100% Cotton Fire Resistant? (Explained)

Work Gearz

Is 100% cotton a perfect fit when fire accidents are involved or are they just not up to the task? B ut the untreated cotton clothing would provide no protection from the raging flames around you and hence is not at all a suitable choice of outer or inner work wear when it comes to occupations including high risk of fire related accidents. .

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Amputations in Manufacturing – A New OSHA National Emphasis Program

FDR Safety

This Instruction supersedes OSHA Instruction CPL 03-00-019, National Emphasis Program on Amputations that was published in August of 2015. On December 10, 2019 OSHA published CPL 03-00-022 , National Emphasis Program on Amputations in Manufacturing Industries.

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