By: Jane Marsh, Contributor It’s impossible to overstate the importance of essential hand protection for worker safety. Statistics show hand injuries can — and do — happen regularly, whether in…
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By: Eric Clark, Contributor For many employers, selecting and maintaining safety equipment is a small component of their overall safety plan. There are many pre-emergency measures that are necessary to…
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By: Rolly Clendening, Contributor Making plans for your new or expanded warehouse or production facility is a lengthy and expensive project. Decisions need to be made for every fixture and…
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Ranking: #10 Machinery and Machine Guarding Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries, such as crushed fingers or hands, amputations, burns or blindness. Workers who operate…
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Ranking: #9 The Risks Powered industrial trucks, commonly called forklifts or lift trucks, are used in many industries, primarily to move materials. They can also be used to raise, lower,…
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Ranking: #8 The Risk 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…
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Ranking: #7 The Risk Workers performing tasks 6 feet or more above lower levels are at risk of fatal falls or serious injuries. In the construction industry alone, falls generally…
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Ranking: #6 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…
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Ranking: #5 The Risks 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…
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Ranking: #4 The Risks The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) reported 52 fatal falls to lower levels from scaffolding in 2020. While some of these are…
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• Bishamon
• Gorbel
• Herkules Equipment Corporation
• Nilfisk
• Tennsco
