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First aid is emergency care provided for injury or sudden illness before emergency medical treatment arrives. Most companies are required to have a first-aid provider trained in first aid and CPR to intervene while waiting for Emergency Medical Service (EMS). Enclosed are documents to help you better investigate accidents, respond to medical emergencies and to comply with OSHA. -
PPE is designed to protect workers from workplace injuries or illnesses resulting from contact with physical, mechanical, chemical, radiological, electrical or other workplace hazards. PPE is important because creates a barrier against workplace hazards thus reducing risk of injury. Provided resources can help you conduct the PPE Hazard Assessment, employee training and much more. -
Forklifts are involved in about 85 fatalities and 7,000 serious injuries per year. Accidents frequently involve tip-overs, loads falling and crushing people, and hitting pedestrians. OSHA imposes many safety requirements including training and inspections. The documents and resources provided here can help you reduce the risk of accidents and improve your knowledge and handling your forklift program. -
Protect the individual wearer against the inhalation of hazardous substances and/or an oxygen-deficient atmosphere. Hazards include serious injury and death. Major requirements are a written program, annual training, medical evaluation and fit testing. We have just about everything you need, right here, to get the job done. -
Millions of workers in the construction industry work on scaffolds. Scaffold incidents causing injury or death to workers is often the result of either the planking or support giving way, by the worker slipping, the absence of fall protection, or being struck by a falling object. Preventing scaffold accidents include design by a qualified person, fall protection, proper guardrails, platform construction, safe access, inspections, training, and much more. -
Scissor lifts are a type of Aerial Lift used to safely move workers vertically. OSHA regulates scissor lifts under the “Scaffolding Standard”. Hazards include falling from lifts, tipping over, and being crushed between the lift and other objects. Compliance is easy when you have the enclosed safety material in your hands. -
Trenching and Excavations are among the most hazardous construction operations. Cave-ins pose the greatest risk and are more likely than some other excavation-related incidents to result in worker fatalities. When done safely, trenching operations can reduce worker exposure to cave-ins, falling loads, hazardous atmospheres, and hazards from mobile equipment. OSHA requirements include Competent Person, inspections, proper access, training, and much more. -
A major cause of fire, explosions, and burn injuries. Other hazards include toxic fumes, gases, radiant energy and electrical. Hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI), is known to cause cancer. It targets the respiratory system, kidneys, liver, skin and eyes. Check out all the available resources to help the Safety Director better understand the hazards and regulatory requirements.
