Flash fire is a serious hazard in many workplace environments. Workers in the following industries could be exposed to locations that are at risk for flash fire: chemical processing, petrochemical ...

When firefighters attack a structure fire, the hazards to life and health are obvious. The flames, the rolling smoke and the extreme heat are clear reminders that carelessness can lead to tragic ...

Managing day-to-day operations of a facility is a big responsibility and requires having your finger on the pulse of everything going on in a single building or a full campus. Any flatlines in the ...

Low-level access lifts are ready to use when they arrive on site, meaning less setup time is needed to ensure a safe ascent. People are often tempted to make due with available tools and risk bodily ...

With hundreds of fatal injuries and thousands more non-fatal injuries reported every year due to falls in the workplace, selecting and implementing the appropriate access and fall protection equipment ...

Teach employees to get into the good habit of reading every label every time they pick up or pour from a container. While it might be impressive to show slides of perfectly balanced chemical equations ...

Include it in all of your safety topics . . . first aid, chemicals, materials handling. Do whatever is needed to ensure a working, well-documented, accurate program. During weekly inspections, one ...

There is a long history behind the development of fall protection standards, personal protective equipment and the ways safety professionals keep workers safe at heights. I’m sure you’ve seen it ...

In the first of this series of articles (March 2009, pages 66-67), we explored the difference between primary and secondary prevention strategies of employee injuries. As we stated, the dramatic ...

The five pillars will support continued excellence in operations as well as provide a framework for achieving excellence in workforce safety. Most businesses face the possibility of worker accidents ...

The first few seconds are crucial. The chemical needs to be washed off by means of a 15-minute drenching as soon as possible to minimize damage. Recently, an employee at a chemical plant was ...

Flexible, lower-cost options enable printing durable, appropriately-sized GHS, HMIS, NFPA, or hybrid labels on demand for smaller “down-packed” chemical container labels. Health care facility and ...