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Rules for Lifting Safety
Moving furniture, weight sets, appliances, lumber and other heavy objects can be dangerous. Improper techniques and ill preparation can lead to injury in a heartbeat if you're not careful. While it may...
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OSHA Standards for Inspection of Manual Chain Hoists
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), in cooperation with the Crane, Hoist and Monorail Alliance, has developed standards for inspection of manual chain hoists. To comply with these...
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Termite Fumigation Safety
Termites are destructive insects that can cause serious damage to the wood in your home. The United States is home to several different species of termites including the subterranean and drywood...
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Respiratory Protection & OSHA Regulations
Whether you are performing confined space entries to abandoned mines or simply operating a paint sprayer, using the proper respiratory protection for the job is a necessity. In fact, the Occupational...
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Construction Safety Meeting Topics
Safety meetings should be conducted periodically during a construction project. These meetings are designed to help both the site manager and workers understand current safety hazards that they may...
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Standard Electrical Safety Requirements for the Workplace
When building or maintaining a workplace, it is important to check and perform routine electrical safety maintenance on your facilities. Standard electrical safety requirements stipulate that workplace...
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Construction Site Safety Requirements
Constructions sites are carefully regulated and checked to ensure that they meet worker and building code safety requirements. Safety audits are conducted on a regular basis by not only site managers...
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School Safety Requirements
Safety requirements for schools help to ensure that everyone has a healthy learning experience. These requirements guarantee that schools have a working safety plan in place for both students and...
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When working in a high stress or highly dangerous position, it sometimes becomes necessary to conduct a daily safety audit. Doing so helps ensure that your working environment is a safe, healthy place...
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What Are the Safety Vest Requirements for Firefighters?
Many firefighters choose to wear safety vests on top of their fireproof uniforms to make themselves more visible, particularly when working at night or in smoke-filled areas. While these vests are not...
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How to Teach Accident Investigation
Not the sunniest of topics, accident investigation has become a fact of life that no government agency or business can afford to ignore. That's because people and machines don't always behave as...
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Safety Precautions for Using Hand Tools
Hand tools are used in construction, home workshops and other locations everyday. Many people overlook simple steps that can help to prevent accidents that can cause injury. By following basic safety...
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Belt Disc Sander Safety
Belt and disc sanders are used to finish off wood and metal by removing rough ends and smoothing edges. They require training and intimate knowledge of safety procedures to operate. Workers also wear...
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Uvex Laser Safety
Uvex protective eyewear is a brand name under Sperian Protection USA, Inc. Uvex, short for ultraviolet excluded, is the top-selling protective eyewear brand internationally and the Uvex XC (extra...
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Regulations for Paint Booths
According to the National Fire Protection Association, the most common causes of fire in spray painting operations are a result of improper separation of the paint booth from other areas using...
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Industrial Lab Safety
Industrial laboratory environments are potentially very dangerous, but they don't have to be. Employees with proper training combined with a strong sense of alertness can help to prevent accidents from...
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Parts of a Blast Furnace
Blast furnaces are large industrial tools for smelting metals. Most often a blast furnace uses high temperatures to smelt iron, which is part of the process for making the commercial steel that is...
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RAD & REM X-Ray Radiation Safety Levels
Since the X-ray was discovered in 1895, its exposure has been known to to be detrimental to the health of patients and X-ray practitioners. In 1964 the National Council on Radiation Protection and...
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Hazmat Placard Identification
Hazardous materials are transported throughout the world on a daily basis. Part of an international communication system, the hazmat placard identification system was established to alert workers to...
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Requirements for ANSI Vertical Grab Bars
The requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for disability accommodation are slightly stricter than those of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). When it comes to the...
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