Safety Meeting Toolbox Topics and Tailgate Talks
Noise-induced (sensory) hearing loss is a permanent type of injury. It can affect you not only at work but in all aspects of your life. Losing your hearing is a gradual process and permanent. It is less noticeable than other types of workplace injuries.
Each year in America, unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning claims more than 400 lives and sends another 20,000 people to hospital emergency rooms for treatment.
Labels on containers are your first line of defense to ensure you know how to handle, store and use the various hazardous chemicals you are using. Labels have very important information on them that, if read, can benefit you . . . but only if you read them.
Workplaces often use a wide variety of compressed gases for a broad spectrum of purposes. Yet these fascinating materials all have one thing in common – if stored improperly, they can be deadly. Storage hazards may include injury from falling cylinders, exposure to toxic gases, asphyxiation, frozen body tissues, fire or explosion.
Asbestos is a known human carcinogen. People can inhale asbestos fibers into the lungs. From there, they can travel to the alveoli (small sacs at the very end of the airways) and become lodged. These fibers damage the lungs, creating scar tissue, which can lead to a condition known as asbestosis.