Make Safety Personal!  Accept responsibility for your actions and choices.  Every action, every decision you make has consequences.  Make better choices.  Everybody’s luck runs out, eventually!  STOP taking chances!  STOP cutting corners!  Make Time for Safety…You’re Worth It!  You owe your family and co-workers that much! Chance By Safety Wayne I took Chance...

Electric Shock is a condition that occurs when there is a flow of electricity through the body. It is usually caused by contact with poorly insulated wires or ungrounded electrical equipment, by using electrical equipment while in contact with water, or by being struck by lightning. The severity and effects of electric shock depend mostly on the amount of current passing through the body and the duration...

MSA has received a copy of a safety alert concerning an issue with the engagement of the locking pins on the FP Stryder Beam Anchor, PN 10051455. The wide circulation of this alert has created a number of questions and some confusion. It has led some to believe that MSA issued a safety notice for the FP Stryder Beam Anchor and that all FP Stryder Beam Anchors are to be removed from service. This is...

25 year old Country landscape gardener, who has lost the sight in his right eye after a horrific accident at work, is urging employers to highlight the importance of wearing safety goggles to staff. … HomeRead More »

Translated from Portuguese using Google…. One worker died and another was seriously injured after a crash from height of 15 meters. The accident occurred around 12pm on Saturday, in a work which is located on the banks of the BR-158.  The men were working at a height of approximately 15 feet when dropped. The worker, 27, died at the scene. … HomeRead More »

Hydroblast Hose Failure & Fatality, Calvert City, KY; September 12, 2011 … HomeRead More »

On Saturday, December 3, 2011, at approximately 8:35 a.m., a bulldozer operator was seriously injured when the bulldozer he was operating travelled over a highwall and fell approximately 90 feet to the pit below. The victim was in the process of clearing grubbing topsoil and preparing the area for the next shot. The victim was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the bulldozer. … HomeRead...

Lightning hit an outbuilding or one of the poles around it during a storm. The hit blew the AT&T phone out of the receiver and caused the burn marks you can see on the ear piece (pics 246, 247, and 250). This is why you don’t talk on a corded phone during a thunder / lightning storm. … HomeRead More »

EPA completed 35 enforcement actions from January 1 through March 31, 2012 to ensure individuals, businesses, and governments are complying with environmental regulations. Below is a summary table of EPA’s enforcement actions related to RMP and EPCRA during the second quarter of federal fiscal year 2012 (January – March 2012). … HomeRead More »

Does your company issue sun screen and require it to be used for those working outdoors as part of the company{apos}s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Program? Yes No Create your own poll with LearnMyself

My friend, and one of my favorite safety authors Jim Roughton, has launched a series of safety videos on his youtube channel that are OUTSTANDING!  These videos are about 5 minutes each and are a MUST SEE for all safety professionals AND management teams looking to get a step-change in their safety performance.   … HomeRead More »

NOTICE:  I am in NO WAY affiliated with, nor do I do any business with, or have any contact with anyone at Cordex.  This is NOT an advertisement for Cordex – I just had a chance to play with one of these this weekend and was very impressed with it.  For years, we wished we had a camera for HAZLOCs instead of getting a Hotwork Permit and walking around with an LEL detector.  Well...