by admin | Aug 22, 2022 | Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
During the 2020 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) Annual Brake Safety Week roadside inspections, 12% of the trucks and buses inspected were placed out of service for brake-related violations. More than one in ten trucks’ brakes were bad enough to take them off...
by Rebecca Huggins | Aug 8, 2022 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
Many hazards affect a work area, including housekeeping issues, faulty tools and equipment, missing machine guards, electrical problems, sharp objects, missing labels, and fire hazards. A hazard control program that includes a workplace inspection, routine...
by Rebecca Huggins | Jul 25, 2022 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
Best Practices are established by manufacturers, industry organizations, government authorities, and a company’s management. They are a series of specific steps or job procedures that guide a worker through a job task from start to finish, preventing potential hazards...
by Rebecca Huggins | Jul 11, 2022 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
Communication is essential in developing a safe work environment, which can be accomplished by the usage of safety signs. Safety signs, tags, and labels provide employees with information, procedures, and instructions to prevent accidents, near misses and injuries....
by Rebecca Huggins | Jul 4, 2022 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
Millions of workers in the United States are exposed to various hazards during the Summer months, including exposure to extreme heat, high humidity, inclement weather, insects, bees, snakes, and poisonous plants. Employers must ensure workers receive the proper...
by Rebecca Huggins | Jun 20, 2022 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation
Many jobs involve completing several tasks throughout the day, and many workers are severely injured or killed on the job site because of hazards involved with these job tasks. Numerous factors should be taken into account and action taken to ensure a work task is...
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