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Savings and Safety Tips for July, 2015 from All Safety Products, Inc.

All Safety Products, Inc. is focusing on Young Workers Safety This Month

Hazards:

Young workers get injured or sick on the job for many reasons, including:

• Unsafe equipment
• Inadequate safety training
• Inadequate supervision
• Dangerous work that is illegal or inappropriate for youth under 18
• Pressure to work faster
• Stressful conditions

Workplace hazards associated with specific jobs are another major cause of injuries and illnesses. Employers must work to reduce or minimize hazards in the workplace and train employees how to work safely on the job.

Workplace Hazards Include:

• Retail/Grocery Stores/ Convenience Stores
• Equipment and machinery
• Heavy lifting
• Violent crime
• Repetitive hand motion
• Slippery floors

Food Service / Fast Food

• Sharp objects
• Hot cooking equipment
• Slippery floors
• Electricity
• Heavy lifting
• Violent crime

Janitorial / Cleanup / Maintenance

• Hazardous chemicals
• Slippery floors
• Heavy lifting
• Blood on discarded needles
• Electricity
• Vehicles

Office / Clerical

• Repetitive hand motion (computer work)
• Back and neck strain
• Stress

Outdoor Work

• Exposure to the sun
• Heat
• Landscaping
• Pesticides and chemicals
• Machinery and vehicles
• Electricity
• Heavy lifting
• Noise

Construction

• Falls
• Machines and tools
• Hazardous materials
• Confined space
• Electricity
• Struck-by
• Vehicle back-over
• Noise

Industry

• Moving equipment
• Hot equipment
• Hazardous chemicals
• Electricity
• Heat
• Noise

Agriculture

• Machinery
• Struck-by
• Falls
• Electricity
• Confined space
• Hazardous chemicals
• Organic dust (e.g., grain )
• Heat

For more information, please visit OSHA's web page

Construction - Confined Spaces

Confined spaces - such as manholes, crawl spaces, and tanks - are not designed for continuous occupancy and are difficult to exit in the event of an emergency. People working in confined spaces face life-threatening hazards including toxic substances, electrocutions, explosions, and asphyxiation.

Please visit OSHA's webpage, click here for link , which contains information on the new regulation, compliance assistance documents, and other resources OSHA has to help employers and workers understand the rule. OSHA will continue to publish new guidance products in the coming months, and will post them here.

Construction workers often perform tasks in confined spaces - work areas that (1) are large enough for an employee to enter, (2) have limited means of entry or exit, and (3) are not designed for continuous occupancy. These spaces can present physical and atmospheric hazards that can be prevented if addressed prior to entering the space to perform work. This page is a starting point for finding information about these spaces, the hazards they may present, and ways to safely work in them.


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