Sponsored By: 1-800-633-0405 www.automationdirect.com Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns or blindness. Workers who operate and maintain machinery suffer approximately 18,000 amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries, abrasions, and over 800 deaths per year. Safeguards are essential for protecting workers from these preventable injuries.1…
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Sponsored by: www.honeywell.com Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 38,390 eye-related injury or illness cases that resulted in at least one day away from…
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Sponsored by: www.honeywell.com Falls are the leading cause of death in construction. In 2022, nearly 1 in 5 workplace deaths occurred in the construction industry and 38.4 percent of these deaths were due to falls, slips, and trips. The construction industry accounted for close to half, 47.4 percent, of all fatal falls, slips, and trips…
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The term “powered industrial truck” (PIT) refers to any mobile power-propelled truck used to carry, push, pull, lift, stack or tier materials. The category includes forklifts, pallet trucks, rider trucks, fork trucks or lift trucks, but not over-the-road haulage trucks and earth moving equipment – even if it has been modified to accept forks. PITs…
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Energy sources including electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, chemical, thermal, or other sources in machines and equipment, can be hazardous to workers. During the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment, the unexpected startup or release of stored energy can result in serious injury or death to workers. Workers servicing or maintaining machines or equipment may…
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Millions of workers in the construction industry work on scaffolds. Protecting these workers from scaffold-related incidents can prevent injuries and deaths attributed to falls from scaffolding each year. Scaffold incidents causing injury or death to workers are often the result of either the planking or support giving way, by the worker slipping, the absence of…
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Falls from ladders can result in serious injuries, permanent disability and death. Injuries related to ladders can be traced to a variety of causes. Overreaching instead of descending and moving the ladder to a different location is a common cause. Using a ladder when some other piece of equipment is called for – like a…
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Sponsored By: 1-205-980-0180 www.ohdusa.com Respirators protect workers against insufficient oxygen environments, harmful dusts, fogs, smokes, mists, gases, vapors and sprays. These hazards may cause cancer, lung impairment, diseases or death. Compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Respiratory Protection Standard could avert hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually. Respirators protect the…
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Sponsored By: 1-888-326-9244 • www.duralabel.com Manufacturing, construction, mining, warehousing, welding, transportation and oil and gas are among the industries in which hazardous chemicals are routinely used. Exposure to toxic substances can cause both short-term health emergencies and long-term illnesses, including severe burns and inflammation, respiratory difficulties and cancer. In order to ensure worker safety, information…
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Sponsored By: www.honeywell.com Falls cause more deaths in construction than any other hazard. Hundreds of workers die from falls each year. Many construction workers perform tasks at a height that requires protection from fall hazards. Having a serious injury or death occur at work affects everyone at a worksite. A fall can occur in a…
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