Daily Safety Tips
03/16/2012 06:37
St. Patrick’s Day Safety
If you plan to get behind the wheel after too much celebrating this St. Patrick’s Day, Maryland State Police has some simple advice for you: Don’t do it!” We recommend the following steps for a safe St. Patrick’s Day:
(1) Plan a safe way home before the festivities...
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03/15/2012 06:36
Housekeeping is Safekeeping At Work
"You never get a second chance to make a good first impression." Never has this phrase been so true as when it comes to housekeeping at work. The negative impressions and implications of poor housekeeping can affect you and co-workers for a long time to come. Morale is lowered for most people who...
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03/14/2012 06:35
Healthy Eating On The Run
You probably eat out a lot—most Americans do. People are looking for fast, easy and good-tasting foods to fit a busy lifestyle. Whether it’s carry-out, food court, office cafeteria or sit-down restaurant, there are smart choices everywhere. Here are 30 tips to help you eat healthy when eating...
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03/13/2012 06:33
Excavation/Trenching Safety
Each year excavation and trenching cave-ins result in more than 5,000 serious injuries and 100 deaths in the United States. The key to prevention of this type of loss is good planning. When the side of a trench decides to move it is too late to be thinking about your...
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03/12/2012 11:04
Fix A Leak Week
WASHINGTON – American households waste more than 1 trillion gallons of water each year due to leaky pipes, toilets, showerheads and other fixtures, but fixing leaks can be easy and inexpensive. During the 4th annual Fix a Leak Week, March 12-18, the U.S. Environmental...
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03/09/2012 11:03
Setting The Example
Setting a good example is not a "put-on". It's simply working safety into your daily routine at home and on the job. When we all work safely, everyone's job is safe and their future more secure.
New employees...
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03/08/2012 11:02
Falls From Any Height
Who needs fall protection equipment? If you said workers building bridges or cleaning office tower windows you would be right. But what about all the workers who work at lesser heights, just a few feet off the ground? They should also be protected from falls - which can...
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03/07/2012 11:01
Power Line Contacts in Construction
Each year, fifty-five construction workers are killed by electrocution from contact with overhead power lines. Over 90 percent of the contacts involved overhead distribution lines. These are the same lines that run in the alleys behind our houses and through our job...
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03/06/2012 10:59
Hard Hats
The average safety hard hat weighs about 14 ounces. The average man's head weighs 14 pounds. So there's an ounce of safety for every pound of head — provided the head protection is properly worn and maintained.
The brain is the control center of the body. The...
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03/05/2012 10:53
A Safe Climb
Workers at jobsites across the country travel up and down ladders – some as tall as 60 feet – every day. Among OSHA’s top 10 most frequently cited standards in fiscal year 2011, ladder violations ranked eighth, with a total of 3,244.
The AFL-CIO-affiliated...
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