Case # 1: A day in the construction site is another ordinary one for Billy. He has no problem drilling holes on a wall until the drill bits and hole saws get stuck while the drill spins. Later, he suffers from severe wrist and elbow injury.

Case #2: Meet Carlos, another electrical worker. [...]

Back injuries are a common problem caused by carrying or moving loads. While using delivery trucks can make the task easier and faster, it becomes impractical when loads just have to be transported a short distance.

This is where hand trucks, carts, and dollies come into the picture. With these tools, workers can [...]

In a perfect world, employees don’t have to worry about breaking their shoulder bone, falling off scaffolds, or catching a grave lung disease. They’d be provided with excellent training not only once but regularly.

Besides being comfortable and self-cleaning, their PPE could be worn in a matter of seconds and would have built-in [...]

Every safety professional knows the importance of ergonomics. In the workplace alone, ergonomics plays a big role in ensuring not just the comfort of workers, but also their safety. Everything from the height of work tables to the adjustability of work chairs to the viewing angle of workers can make or break their safety [...]

Bring out your respirators and gas masks, everyone! The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries recently warned the public about the threats of carbon monoxide (CO) at the workplace. The Department particularly called upon employers to reduce the hazards of CO poisoning. The message came shortly after the recent incident involving about a [...]

In the past month, we ran 13 articles that offer tips and safety measures for eliminating and controlling different hazards in the workplace. From blindness and bone fractures to impalement and explosions, the compilation of tips below can save you from almost every possible danger on the job. Just click on a title to [...]

Data from the U.S. Department of Labor reflects that women are more likely than men to get injured in tech workplaces. Women might consider wearing more comfortable shoes to work upon learning that many of the reported injuries involved strains, sprains, and bruises involving the floor and other ground surfaces. The data also showed [...]

One of the effective ways to eliminate and control fire hazards is to have a fire and safety watch. This is a requirement whenever welding and other operations posing fire hazards are done in the workplace.

Here are the basic responsibilities of a fire and safety watch:

Watch out for fire hazards in the workplace [...]

It probably happened to you more than one time before. You’re on the field on a usually cloudy day when suddenly, cool gusts of wind blow your way. Before long, this biting cold creeps inside your body and you end up shivering on the job. Because you did not expect this sudden change in weather, [...]

Conveyors are among the most efficient equipment in factories and other industrial worksites. They may also be called belt conveyors, conveyor belts or belt conveyor systems. Tasks that usually take minutes to perform by twenty or more workers can be accomplished by a single conveyor in a matter of seconds. That’s why it helps employers [...]