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Warning About Fake Hard Hats

A leading English safety manufacturer is urging contractors and workers to check hard hats after a potentially lethal batch of poor-quality counterfei...

Product Inspection Advisory Notice from FallTech

All hooks on all FallTech Lanyards, Rebar Chain Assemblies, Harness/Lanyard Combos and Roofer’s Kits with manufacturing dates of 01/01/2012 through...

Chevron's Dropped Object Prevention Program

This 2010 program called DROPS was established by Chevron to prevent injuries to workers and damage to offshore oil rigs from objects dropped from ele...

OSHA Continues Enforcement of Fall Protection in Residential Construction

OSHA will extend for three months its temporary enforcement measures in residential construction. The temporary enforcement measures, extended through...

Significant Near Miss Involving a Fiberglass Extension Ladder

This September 2012 Safety Flash from Day & Zimmerman warns about small cracks in the side rails of a fiberglass extension ladder that was less than 2...

Stop Construction Falls

This online PowerPoint by the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's Construction Industry Research and Policy Center is part of a major national camp...

Health and Safety Aspects of the Construction Industry

This was a presentation in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Anna Baetjer Course on Occupational Health. It was provided by Bruce...

Leadership and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH): An Expert Analysis

This report examines how good leadership practices can promote better occupational safety and health (OSH) behaviour among employees. It examines corp...

Thanksgiving Safety Toolbox Talk

This toolbox talk covers home safety during the Thanksgiving Holiday, highlighting steps to take to lower the risks of fire and food poisoning. The or...

Cutting metal with oxyacetylene torch wearing protective gloves

Apprentice practicing cutting steel wearing protective gloves and welding goggles...