Try brushing your teeth with your opposite hand, or sleeping on the opposite side of the bed, or place the mouse on the other side of the keyboard. Can’t do it, can you? All of these are unconscious behaviors that have established ...
If you have manual handling tasks at your place of work, don’t keep your workers safe by accident. All manual handling tasks should be evaluated for risk of injury by considering the force of exertion, frequency, body mechanics, type of l...
These days, due to the global market and cultural diversity, manufacturers produce operator's manuals in several languages that are often confusing. You either find a folded sheet at the bottom of the box that opens into a poster-size layout of seemi...
It was one of those moments when I kept thinking, “How stupid can you be? You’re a safety consultant!” Fortunately, such thoughts don’t occur very often, but there I was in my driveway… I was filling ...
According to a recent report, more than a quarter of automobiles and about a third of light trucks on U.S. roadways have one or more tires under-inflated by at least 8 pounds per square inch (psi) below the level recommended by the vehicle manufactur...
Do you know who your authorized employees are? Do you have employees performing service and maintenance on machinery without adequate authorized training and exposure controls? Safety consultants often see employees performing servi...
On the 5th of August, President Obama selected Dr. David Michaels, a research scientist and professor from George Washington University, as the new head of OSHA. How will this affect you and your business? OSHA has had a relatively quiet existe...
As the unofficial end of summer approaches, Labor Day weekend will mean that our waterways will be congested with boaters for what may be the last time this summer. While it’s not related to many workplaces, we thought it was important to...
Millions of workers attend some sort of safety related meeting on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. The effectiveness of these trainings in changing workplace behaviors and attitudes is questionable—reading the same tool box talk for the...
Lately, it seems every time you read, watch, or listen to a news outlet, texting and cell phone usage while driving are the major topics of discussion. States are quickly trying to nip this issue in the bud. New York, for example, will enact a s...