by Keith Wertz | Aug 3, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
Conveyors are generally considered to be productivity-enhancing tools for warehouse, industrial facilities, and distribution centers operations. However, conveyor injuries in the U.S. cost employers millions of dollars every year. This, despite the fact they are...
by Keith Wertz | Jul 27, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to establish a program and use procedures for affixing appropriate lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, and to otherwise disable machines or equipment to prevent unexpected...
by Keith Wertz | Jul 20, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
Many workplaces contain spaces that are considered “confined” because their configurations hinder the activities of workers who enter, work in, and exit them. For example, employees who work in process vessels generally must squeeze in and out through...
by Keith Wertz | Jul 13, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
Safety is the most important factor when lifting, moving, or lowering a load with a forklift. Smooth operation is essential for maintaining stability and preventing accidents. The following offers some recommendations for loading, carrying the load, and unloading a...
by Keith Wertz | Jul 6, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
Small business owners (SBOs) have a unique opportunity to increase profits by controlling loss costs due to poor safety and health programs. The key to accomplishing this is to perform a safety and health evaluation. Such an evaluation reviews the policies and...
by Keith Wertz | Jun 29, 2015 | Safety Management Blog
Anyone can be burned by the sun. Sun induced skin cancers are the most common cancers of Caucasian adults. The incidence of skin cancer is increasing in epidemic proportions in our country. The risk of developing a melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, doubles every 10...
