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10 Spring Cleaning Safety Tips
With National Poison Prevention Week (March 16 to 22) and the first day of Spring coinciding, it’s important to note that household cleaning substances are among the most common poison exposures for children. So, here are 10 tips to prevent poison exposures during Spring cleaning:
1. Never mix household and chemical products together; this may create a [...]
Poison Prevention at Home
What does this number represent?
$26 billion
It’s what poisonings cost the United States in 2000 in medical expenses. Here are a few other poisoning statistics for you:
75% of the total costs of poisoning injuries ($19 billion) were incurred by males
703,702 emergency department visits in 2006 were due to unintentional poisonings
23,618 people died in 2005 [...]
An Overview of Poison Prevention
Next week is National Poison Prevention Week in the United States. If you plan to discuss poison prevention with your workers, here’s a safety talk that provides a good overview of the subject.
SAFETY TALK: POISON PREVENTION
What is a poison? Answer: A poison is any substance that causes harm to the human body – it can [...]
7 Common Mistakes to Avoid, Part 1 of 2
When I first started writing this article, I was going to talk about common errors that employees make when dealing with hazardous chemicals. But then I paused and remembered something: Chemical safety in the workplace is a joint effort. It requires employees and employers to work together. So I crumpled up the original piece and [...]
7 Common Hazardous Chemical Errors to Avoid, Part 2 of 2
Last week, we looked at the first four of the seven common mistakes made by both employers and employees when dealing with hazardous chemicals:
1. Relying too heavily on MSDS information for hazard communication;
2. Not reviewing the MSDS before using the chemical;
3. Not having the proper PPE for chemicals used in the workplace; and
4. Overlooking the [...]
Proposal to Add MSD Info to 300 Log
In case you missed it, OSHA wants to make employers list specific musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) information on the OSHA Form 300.
A little background. On Jan. 19, 2001, in the final days of the Clinton Administration, OSHA published a Recordkeeping rule that would have created a new column on the Form [...]
Three Free Online Measuring Tools
Adopting a healthy lifestyle is key to battling cardiovascular diseases. Before you begin, though, it’s important to know where you’re starting from. These three measuring tools can help.
1. Measure Your Body Mass Index
Being overweight or obese puts you at risk for developing many diseases, including heart disease. So how do you determine if you’re overweight [...]
Valentine’s Day Safety Quotes
What’s the secret to safety leadership? The heart! If you can reach the trainee’s heart, you can reach the trainee. Consider the following quotes:
Get right to the heart of matters. It’s the heart that matters more.
Adam Duritz, Musician
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do [...]
10 Ways to Prevent Painful Burn Injuries
February 7 to 13 is National Burn Awareness Week, which is recognized each year during the first full week in February.
According to the American Burn Association, every year:
500,000 burn injury victims receive medical treatment
40,000 burn injury victims are hospitalized
4,000 fire and burn injury victims die
Between 1995 and 2005:
70% of patients admitted to burn [...]
