- Even though a hammer is a basic tool, it can be dangerous if not used properly.
- For heavier hitting, hold the hammer toward the bottom of the handle. For lighter hitting, grip the middle of the handle.
- Keep your wrist straight and use your whole arm to create the force behind hammering.
- Influenza (flu), much like the common cold, is a respiratory illness, and its primary symptoms do not involve nausea and vomiting.
- Symptoms like fever, aches, excessive fatigue, and cough are more common and intense with the flu whereas colds, in general, carry milder symptoms.
- There is one largely untapped resource where manufacturers can make huge improvements in material handling— their suppliers.
- Follow the journey lumber takes through your plant from when it’s unloaded from the truck and proceeds to the saw to the press to the staging area. Every second counts.
- Talk to your peers to see how they address material flow at their plants.
- Pre-start checklists can be likened to regular maintenance on your car at a “quick lube place”—fast and necessary.
- Having all of the safety hazards in order while managing your maintenance scheduling means that pre-start checklists will actually save you time in the long-run, and they may even save one of your employees from a possible injury, too!
- There are a host of insects and spiders that can unexpectedly attack and leave you itchy, sore or even worse.
- Insects and arachnids inflicted 36,100 nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses on workers from 1992 to 1997.
- Anaphylaxis is an extremely dangerous reaction to a bug bite or sting, can be fatal and MUST be treated immediately.
- Chainsaws are powerful; according to Lowe’s, "you won’t find a tool with more power per inch."
- Chainsaws were designed to cut only wood, so make sure that all other objects are cleared from the area before using them.
- The standard video display terminal consists of a screen, a keyboard and a central processing unit (CPU).
- Providing workstations with adjustable features allows individuals to choose the settings that work best for his or her body.
- Phone lines, network cables and electrical cords can pose tripping hazards in aisles and walkways.
- Like nail guns and metal banding in the truss plant, some office related "tools" also pose a safety hazard.
- Using good old-fashioned common sense is the best way to be safe in any work environment.
- The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to renew your focus on a safety program.
- Finding the time to take care of little things that have the potential to turn into big hazards can make each day more safe.
- It’s time to reconcile your OSHA recordkeeping logs.
- If an injury or illness resulted from an event or "exposure" that happened at work, assume it is work related.
- There are some exemptions to what is defined as work related, such as an employee using company property for personal tasks outside his/her assigned work hours.
- A fatality is ALWAYS recordable.
