General Safety Topics

HMIS® and HMIS® III Downloads

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“NEAR MISS” concepts and ideas

The common term is “Near Miss ” but a more accurate term would be “near Hit ” in safety industry speak, a near miss is anaccident that almost happened.Suppose you are late for an appointment. You are in your car. The car is in reverse and you are about to back out of the driveway.

WEED WHACKER SAFETY

DANGER: This power unit can be dangerous! This unit can cause serious injury or blindness to the operator and others. The warnings and safety instructions in the operator’s manual must be followed to provide reasonable safety and efficiency in using this unit. The operator is responsible for following the warnings and instructions in this manual

Flying safer than driving?

After an airplane incident we are always reminded that air travel is so much more safe than ground travel, but the argument that allows some to make these statements is based on Accident Frequency and not overall risk.  Think of my Russian Roulette argument I put forth in a previous article and ask yourself…is playing

Cell Phone Elbow?

A recent report in the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine notes that “the exact incidence of cell phone elbow is not known, but anecdotal reports and our own clinical experience indicates that its incidence parallels the rise in the use of cell phones and computer workstations.”  With more than four billion cell phone contracts out

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