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Safety Tips: Prevent Fires and Burns on Your Construction Site

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Startling data from OSHA states that burn-related injuries make up 5% of fatalities in construction sites. This figure reveals a potential gap in safety and compliance procedures within contractor management. They advise that portable heaters be UL-approved, having gone through rigorous safety testing.

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Process Safety vs. Personal Safety

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Process Safety vs. Personal Safety. For anyone working in safety or in a high-risk industry such as a refinery or manufacturing plant, you’re probably heard the term process safety. In several key ways, process safety is different from occupational health and safety, so why should you know the difference?

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

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Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space.

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Best Over-The-Glasses Safety Goggles for Work

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I am also a tradesman and part of my permanent PPE is a pair of safety glasses or safety goggles. This is particularly so because I often use power tools that when mishandled can cause damage and injury. Unfortunately, not all safety goggles were designed with eyeglass wearers in mind. Safety Goggles.

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Understanding OSHA’s Confined Space Requirements

Safety Services Company

Confined spaces pose serious risks such as entrapment, exposure to noxious fumes, physical injury, and suffocation due to lack of airflow. Because of these very real scenarios, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set very strict guidelines for employers and employees regarding working in a confined space.

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OSHA Safety

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OSHA Safety & Compliance. Welcome to Safe Friday, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of OSHA safety and compliance. Workplace inspections and investigations are conducted by OSHA compliance safety and health officers trained in safety and industrial hygiene. OSHA Inspections. Walkthrough.

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Corporate Wellness & Safety

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Corporate Wellness & Safety Tips. Welcome to Safe Friday, since June is National Safety Month, this week we’re going to cover the ins and outs of corporate wellness and safety. ” (Source: National Safety Council). The best Corporate Wellness Program we can recommend is an Injury and Illness Prevention Program.

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