When someone is in cardiac arrest, quick intervention of CPR can double or even triple their chances of survival. Anyone can learn how to give CPR. In the video below, TekSolv Safety Professional, Mike Cox, breaks down the six essential steps that you need to know to perform CPR and, potentially, save someone's life.
Working with electricity in any way can be dangerous and has been noted as a serious workplace hazard for quite some time. When using electrical tools or working with electricity indirectly, do not cut corners regarding safety. Take the time to review OSHA's electrical standards as they are designed to protect employees exposed to electricity dangers. These can include electric shock, electrocution, fires, and explosions. It's important to remember that most of the time, electrical accidents are not intentional. That's why it is so crucial to step back and double-check your tools and environment before beginning work.
Before using portable electrical tools, take the necessary precautions and check your tools for the conditions below.
If any of these conditions exist, have the tool repaired before use and report it to your supervisor. DO NOT use any defective tool.
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Preventing eye injuries and blindness is especially important in high risk industries, like construction or general industry. According to the CDC, each day, approximately 2,000 U.S. workers sustain a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment. Around 33% of these injuries are treated in hospital emergency departments. One of the best ways to protect your vision? Knowing the risks and wearing the proper protection!
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration requires employers to ensure the safety of all employees in the work environment. OSHA requires that employers provide eye and face protection whenever necessary to protect against mechanical, environmental, radiological or chemical hazards.
Wearing ANSI Z87.1 certified safety glasses, goggles and face shields can mitigate the impact of up to 90% of eye injuries suffered in the workplace. Eyewear that is marked as Z87.1 + indicates that there is a high-velocity impact rating.
In addition, OSHA requires employers to conduct a formal personal protective equipment (PPE) assessment to ensure all necessary PPE is identified and worn to decrease the chances of an injury.
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There are some practical reasons for wearing a hard hat. They help keep your head cooler in the summer; dry during rain; and helps to shield your ears from noise. However, the main and most obvious reason for wearing a hard hat is to protect your head.
Hard hats can protect your head in a few different ways.
In addition to safety, hard hats are a fun place to put stickers and decals that showcase your skills and certifications.
In order to get the best protection out of a hard hat, you must take care of it and pay attention to signs of wear or damage. Below are some best practices.
Having a hard hat will not protect you unless you wear it correctly. Follow the guidelines below.
You can’t protect your head without the proper wear and care of a hard hat.
While October is Protect Your Hearing Month, there should be a year round emphasis on hearing protection, both on the job and at home.
20 million workers are subject to dangerous noise levels on the worksite. When not on the job, numerous everyday activities can harm hearing as well. These activities include listening to loud music with headphones, going hunting, attending concerts, using power tools, and more. Education on hearing protection is critical in order to protect yourself and others both on the job and off.
Sound frequencies travel through the ear canal to the eardrum. Once the noise reaches the eardrum, the membrane resonates, similar to a drum that has been hit. The noise transports through small, tender bones to the cochlea. In the cochlea are tiny hair cells that convert the noise frequencies as nerve impulses. Once these impulses reach the brain, we experience them as noise.
The hair cells running along your cochlea are very tender and can be damaged easily. The most prominent form of ear damage is sound. Excessive noise levels kill off nerve cells so slowly that most people do not notice it is happening until it’s too late. The point? It’s critical to wear hearing protection correctly at all times when required or when you are engaging in activities that you know will have loud noises. That way you are not putting yourself at risk for damage.
Note: your ears do NOT gradually get acquainted with noise and do NOT develop natural protection against high decibel levels.
YOU CAN PRESERVE YOUR HEARING BY WEARING THE PROPER PROTECTION AT ALL TIMES WHEN REQUIRED.
There are several different options when it comes to hearing protection. Knowing which type of protection is right for you and your environment is key to protecting your hearing. An article from the CDC explains the different types of hearing protection here.