Do you have a cell phone policy?
Distracted drivers put us all at risk. If you have employees who drive on the job, either their own vehicles or company vehicles, you should address driving issues as part of your overall safety program.<br>
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The fire triangle
Burns are one of the most, if not the most, painful of injuries. Anything you can do to prevent unexpected fires will of course decrease the likelihood of experiencing, or causing someone else to experience, a burn injury. One of the basic ways to prevent burns is to eliminate what is needed for fire to be possible.
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Investigate and manage
A company with a good safety culture utilizes all of the appropriate elements in reducing and eliminating accidents and the associated costs. It also recognize that if an accident occurs, then there are necessary steps to help control the cost. Those steps include appropriate reporting and an effective investigation. The accident investigation determines the root cause(s) and paves the way to implement corrective actions to prevent it from happening again.t not be so fortunate.
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Be safe hanging holiday lights
The holidays are about here, and that means it's time to drag out the lights and get ready for that annual competition of seeing which business or home can make its electric meter turn the fastest during the last half of December.
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Prevent winter accidents
It is the winter season and time to start to think about prevention of winter accidents. When most of us think of winter accidents, we think of snow removal injuries such as back strain or snow blower accidents. What most of us don’t think about is the other type of injuries such as slip and falls or auto-related incidents. Are we prepared for these?
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Investigate 'close calls'
Many accidents occur without causing injury or damage at all. We call these “close calls.” But these “close calls” are just as serious as those in which someone is hurt. All "close calls" should be investigated.
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Heat can kill
Hot summer temperatures can be especially harmful for those who work or play outdoors in direct sunlight or in hot environments, making them susceptible to heat-induced illnesses such as heat stress, heat exhaustion or the more serious heat stroke. Take steps to prevent these serious problems.
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Check before you go
In winter or summer, it's a good idea to check road conditions before you travel.
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