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If It’s Dangerous, Safeguard It!
The equipment that’s at the heart of many operations may also be at the heart of safety problems—especially amputation hazards. Amputations are among the most severe and disabling workplace injuries. According to some estimates, the number of annual job-related amputations is about 5,000. That’s an average of almost 14 a day—and that’s a lot. According […]
Environmental Daily Advisor Top 10: Summer-in-Review
Wal-Mart’s BIG Fine for No RCRA Training Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has pleaded guilty in cases filed in California to six counts of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its retail stores across the United States. The Arkansas-based company also pleaded guilty in Missouri, to violating the […]
Top 10 Safety Daily Advisor: Summer in Review
Happy Labor Day Safety professionals! As fall approaches, we take a look back at some of the most popular articles on the Safety Daily Advisor website from this summer. The Right Way to Use Discipline to Promote Workplace Safety Discipline can be a positive part of workplace safety if you apply it correctly. Should Employees […]
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Continuous Learning in the Workplace Classroom
As students of all ages head back to school classrooms, remind your workers that even though they may not be in the classroom of a formal educational institution, they are always in a classroom at work, in the community—and in the school of life. The lesson being that there is always something to learn, especially […]
Understanding Risks with Sunken Vessels
Other Factors The NOAA states that there are multiple general factors that must be considered in developing and implementing a plan to remove fuel or another potentially polluting substance from a sunken wreck. For example: • Vessel construction/engineering. The actual construction and engineering of the vessel in areas such as plate thickness, riveting, and welding […]
Can an Employee Sue a Supervisor for a Workplace Accident?
Supervisors are always immune from liability when employees are injured on the job, right? Wrong! One of an employee’s job duties was to operate a band molding machine that compressed and punched inserted plastic into the desired shape. Over time, hardened plastic would accumulate within the mechanism, requiring its removal by hand. Normally, removing the […]
The Oil Threat from Sunken Vessels
But given the difficulty of confirming information about submerged shipwrecks, there are many uncertainties about the estimates. For example, the NOAA says that 47 of the 87 priority vessels have unknown or unconfirmed locations. Unconfirmed locations include vessels where divers have reported finding a shipwreck, but definitive identification of the shipwreck has not been made. […]
Can a Worker Claim Workers’ Comp Benefits Long After an Accident?
Workers’ comp claims must be filed directly after a work-related injury occurs, right? Wrong, says one state court. A warehouse worker was moving a pallet stacked high with boxes when a 50-pound box fell from the top of the stack. He raised his arm to protect his head, and the box hit his wrist. Immediately […]