Welcome to part three of our series on “Heat stress”. So far we have discussed what heat stress is, the various conditions resulting from heat stress, and what to look for if you’ve been in the sun too long. In this article I want to talk about prevention, as well as what to do if [...]

Working on or around railroad tracks can be a hazardous job if you’re not alert and paying attention to your surroundings. Getting hit by a train is almost certain to end your life. Working in railyards or out repairing track is hard work, it can be exhausting, and you can lose focus; these are the [...]

Steel building materials come in a wide variety of forms that include flat plate, coil, round and squared bars, beams, pipes, and many other shapes. Each type of steel you work with requires its own unique method of handling, storage, and transporting. There are numerous specialized fittings, attachments, and implements used to handle steel, such [...]

NAOSH week was first launched in June of 1997; Canada has been running it 10 years prior to that. In 1997 the United States and Mexico joined in. Canada has been a great help to both countries in their support and experience in occupational health and safety. NAOSH week helps to bring safety and health [...]

OSHA has launched a sub-site dedicated completely to providing safety information for the working teenagers of the US. What is already there is full of great information and it’s all posted in an easy to read format. The current content includes a Teen Safety Fact Sheet and an article on Building a Safe Work Foundation. [...]

I would like to talk a little about crane safety. I know that what I am enclosing is common knowledge to you, and hopefully they are things you use in your everyday duties. I just want to give you a refresher on some things, and maybe a few things you don’t know. The hazards are [...]

We all have heard of the dangers associated with natural gas, we’ve seen spectacular fires and explosions, and the resulting injuries and deaths. I’ve made a list of some safety guidelines for those of you working in the natural gas industry. As you well know common sense is the key, being careful and cautious is [...]

Working on the ground during asphalt paving can be a high risk occupation. There are hazards of working close to vehicle traffic, heavy equipment, complex machinery, and hot asphalt. Ground workers must always be aware that the traffic is ultimately controlled by individual drivers who may be inexperienced, unskilled, inattentive, or impaired. There is often [...]

Lathes are great to work with, you can create so many things, table legs, baseball bats, staircase rungs, just to name a few. But it can be a dangerous tool if you are inexperienced, not trained properly, or careless. You can be hurt severely or even killed. Proper safety training is very important. The wood [...]

My first job 30 years ago was working in a welding shop. We made ornamental iron products for the local tourist industry. The old guys there didn’t do any teaching on safety, so I had to learn some first aid to be able to take care of all sorts of burns, cuts and scrapes. My [...]