Dangerous Power Tools in the Workplace Regardless where you work, if employees are operating power tools, safety should be your highest priority. Anyone who is working with power tools first and foremost should get sent through an employee safety training program, like the ones provided by...
Created by congress in 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. The mission of OSHA is to “assure the safety and health of America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and...
At Creation World Safety, our number one priority is the safety of our customers. As premier providers of employer and employee safety training courses, we're proud to help businesses throughout the Los Angeles area improve employee safety. We strive to provide clear, concise, and effective...
Power tools can make work faster and more efficient than basic hand tools. However, by upgrading to this higher level of productive power, you are also upgrading to a high level of potential danger. Power tools are categorized by type of power source. The basic types...
Hand tools, generally, are not as intimidating as power tools, which utilize dangerous moving and rotating parts. Because of this, many people do not take hand tool safety as seriously. But this should not be so. When it comes to handling hand tools, it is just...
Lead is found in more than just ammunition and car batteries; it is actually utilized in many different industries and products we use daily. It is also one of the first metals mined by human beings and is responsible for the first recorded occupational disease...
If you work in an environment that exposes you to extreme heat, it is important to be aware of heat stress threats and best safety working conditions for dealing with those threats. Working hard in excessive heat can lead to occupational illnesses and injuries such...
One of the most dangerous forms of construction work is the excavation labor involved with trenching and shoring. Thousands of employees are injured each year performing this type of work, and hundreds are killed. In fact, the fatality rate for trenching is twice that of deaths...
Radiation. It’s more than just a great way to get super powers. The extent of most people’s knowledge on radiation ends with colorful film and television storylines (ex. the radioactive spider bite that made Peter Parker Spider-Man or the gamma ray radiation that turned Bruce Banner...
The term “compressed gases” applies to those gases and mixtures of gases that are stored under pressure in cylinders. Because of the high pressures that exist within such cylinders, compressed gases are considered hazardous. The Major Groups There are three major groups that compressed gases are classified...
