Around construction sites, hard hats are the best way to protect yourself from permanent, life-changing injuries or death. It's important, then, that workers understand the several types of hard hats, how to care for hard hats, and requirements of wearing hard hats on...
3 Strategies To Improve Safety Meetings
1 People Engage With Other People - PowerPoint is not the message. It is a supplementary medium. But people don’t engage with PowerPoint slides. They engage with other people. Besides, PowerPoint is lazy. It's for people who won’t take the time to create a safety...
Does safety equipment save lives?
Yes, the right use of the right health and safety equipment can save lives! The personal protective equipment used in workplaces involved in construction, manufacturing, and food services, among other examples, are designed to provide protection against hazards like...
10 Rules of diving safely
We learn from an early age that knowledge and prevention are musts in survival. That certainly is true in scuba diving as well. Your Beginning Scuba course should have covered hours of safety issues, plus lots of practice of skills in confined water before you...
What is a chainsaw?
The clue is in the name! A chainsaw has two main parts: a saw blade built into a chain, wrapped around a long metal guide bar, and a small, one-cylinder petrol engine (sometimes an electric motor powered by a cord or battery pack). The chain...
Safety measures when trimming trees
Assume that All Power Lines Are Energized! Contact the utility company to discuss de-energizing and grounding or shielding of power lines. All tree trimming or removal work within ten feet of a power line must be done by trained and experienced line-clearance tree...
Mining Safety Equipment – Why it Matters
The efficient extraction of minerals is an essential part of business for any mining company, but just as important, is the health and safety of anyone working in the industry. This is true whether they are supervisors, machinery operators, or mining professionals...
Hazmat Spill Kits, And Why You Might Need One
Chemical and dangerous material spills can pose a risk to humans and the environment. If you’re involved in an industry where transporting, processing, or vending hazardous material is part of your operation, you’re going to need a spill containment plan as well as...
Safety equipment for employees
Employees of any business, from construction to office buildings need to have the right safety equipment in place. They need to know where that material is located and how to use it. For people in the medical field, having the right tools are imperative. For those who...





