2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Donning and Doffing Gloves
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: HazCom - Workplace Container Labeling
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: HazCom - Airborne Concentration Exposure Limits
One of the most effective and simple preventative measures against exposure is personal protective equipment, referred to as PPE.
The Hazard Communication Standard provides six elements that must be included on shipped containers. The hazard statement, signal word, and pictograms are the standardized elements of the label, which means that they may not deviate from the language or elements provided for each hazard class and category.
All spills of blood or other potentially infectious materials must be cleaned up promptly. Only trained and dedicated personnel using the proper PPE and engineering controls should perform cleanup procedures.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Portable Fire Extinguishers
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: PPE: Eye and Face Protection
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: PPE: Head Protection Selection
Knowing how to use a portable extinguisher and using the right type is critically important not only to putting out the fire, but also preventing personal injury and costly damage to equipment.
Each eye and face protective device is designed for a particular hazard. In selecting the protection necessary, consider the type and degree of hazard. There are generally four categories of eye and face protection: safety glasses, goggles, face shields, and welding helmets.
Over 70,000 disabling head injuries occur every year in industry. Hard hats were worn by only 16% of these workers who sustained head injuries. Head protection, in the form of protective hats, must do two things, resist penetration and be shock absorbent.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: MEWP - Familiarization Through Training
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Electrical Safety - Electrical Isolation: LOTO Policy
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: NFPA 70E - Arc Flash Safety
Familiarization must occur with each unit that will be operated prior to use, during training and inspection. The following video is taken from eSafety's Aerial Lift (Mobile Elevating Work Platform) Safety training course.
One fundamental safety-related work practice is that exposed, live electrical parts must be de-energized before work on or near them is permitted. All of us, including unqualified and qualified persons must protect ourselves from all potential contact with live electrical parts.
NFPA 70E contains the requirements to perform a shock and arc flash hazard assessment, which involves a calculation performed by a professional engineer to determine the incident energy found at each location. This risk assessment determines the various arc flash boundaries, as well as the PPE that must be used when approaching each boundary.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Physical Characteristics of Electricity
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Sexual Harassment - Definitions of Quid Pro Quo VS Hostile Environment
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Lockout/Tagout - Standard
To work around electricity safely, it is necessary to understand how it acts, how it can be directed, what hazards it presents and how these hazards can be controlled. It is necessary that you know the basic terms that describe electricity and their meaning in order to understand the hazards of electricity and how to be able to implement safe work practices.
The decisions issued by the Supreme Court in 1998 provided distinct definitions of sexual harassment in the workplace and were guided by two main types. The first type is called quid pro quo. Quid pro quo is Latin for “this for that,” and refers to situations in which an employer or supervisor uses job rewards such as promotions, raises, other incentives, or punishments such as demotions, to force a worker into a sexual relationship. The second type involves a hostile work environment. This type is a little more subtle than quid pro quo since it can be the result of personal opinions and preferences.
The Lockout Standard of OSHA for industry includes lockout requirements for the servicing and maintenance of machines and equipment and any associated activities. Here are some tips taken from eSafety's Lockout/Tagout training course about the LOTO Standard and a general overview of the hazardous types of energy one may come across at the workplace.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Respiratory Selection
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Types of Slips, Trips, and Falls
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Spill Prevention Techniques
Respirators come in a wide variety of types, shapes, and sizes. The specific type required for adequate protection depends on the type of hazardous substance in the work environment and the type of work being performed. To select the correct respirator, it is important to recognize the hazard and make sure the respirator is certified for the intended use.
Slips and trips are caused from unintended or unexpected change in the contact between the foot and walking surface. Slips and trips do not always result in a fall. Back injuries, strains, sprains, turned ankles or other painful injuries can occur due to jerking and twisting while attempting to prevent the fall. Serious or fatal injury can occur when a person falls and strikes a stationary object, or when they hit the walking or working surface. There are a number of ways that slips and trips can occur, let's take a look....
A spill of a chemical could immediately endanger you and your co-workers who are near the spill. It may even present a danger to others within the facility and possibly even those in the nearby community. It may also contaminate the environment. You can reduce this risk if you have the knowledge of how to prevent a spill in the first place.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: What is Sound?
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: What Does Commitment to Safety Mean?
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Preventing Slips, Trips, and Falls
Sound is, essentially, variations of air pressure caused by vibrations. Sound has both frequency and intensity. Sounds can be low in pitch, like a bass drum, or higher in pitch, like a bird singing.
What is a safe workplace? It is one where all employees are a part of the process in continually reducing the risks associated with the work that is performed in your facility. The goal of zero injuries or illnesses is a real one.
Wearing proper footwear provides traction. The measurement of traction is called the coefficient of friction. Higher coefficient of friction numbers mean you have better traction. Coefficient of friction also depends on the surface you’re walking on. Examples of high coefficient of friction or traction are soft rubber soles on rough cement, or carpeting.
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: What is a Personal Fall Arrest System?
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Exposure and Medical Records
2 Minute Toolbox Talk: Ladder Hazards
A PFAS is intended to protect a person from falling or to safely arrest a person if a fall occurs. This type of system is designed to be used when other types of fall protection are not practical or feasible in a specific work location.
When looking at what records need to be retained, this standard is very complex.
Various hazards are present when working with portable ladders. Hazards begin the moment you pick up a portable ladder to transport it.