Archive for My Industry

Below are links to 62 of our favorite free safety and health resources for retail operations.  These best retail safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, safety rules, posters, checklists, model programs, and guidelines.  Please feel free to tell your friends in retail about these totally free safety and health references. Retail shop risk management bulletins and […]

Click here to access over 50, job and industry specific, safety alerts from the Queensland government. The use of this website constitutes your acceptance of our Terms of Use

Below are links to our favorite free automotive sop safety and health resources.  These auto shop best safety practices include: tool box talks, bulletins, fact sheets, posters, checklists, model programs, and guidelines. Car mechanic safety tips Reducing accidents in motor vehicle repair Autobody Repair and Refinishing (OSHA) Health & safety in the motor vehicle repair […]

For years now I’ve lived directly across the street from a popular fast food restaurant.  From my second floor office window ( just 30 yards from the parking lot’s exit) I’ve seen thousands of drivers leave the restaurant while eating the food they just picked up from the drive-through. But today, I didn’t just watch […]

The ILO has produced dozens of “Hazard Datasheets” by occupation.  They contain information on the hazards and risks related to specific occupations. These datasheets list in a standard format different hazards to which a worker, in the normal course of normal work, may be exposed to.  Each one provides several measures for the prevention of […]

We can learn much by reviewing accident investigation reports on serious injury accidents!   By understand the causes of horrible accidents that have already occurred we can take steps to prevent similar accidents from happening in the future.  I like to say “what has happened can happen“, and “those who do not understand the past are doomed […]

The A M Best company produces some of the best, industry-specific, safety guidelines available anywhere.   These are “must have” references for every safety professional!  Each publication contains a: profile of that industry and its’ common operations. hazard index that analyzes fire, liability, auto and workers compensation risks.   discussions of common safety and health exposures and controls. listing of applicable OSHA standards. detailed on-site […]

NIOSH has a vast library of workplace safety and health resources, statistics, posters, bulletins, and training programs.  To make these resources easier to use, they have organized them “by industry”.  Below are the specific industries that they have free, downloadable resources on.  If you would like to access any of these industry specific resources click here. Abrasive Blasting Agricultural […]

In some parts of the world insect-borne Lyme disease, malaria, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and West Nile disease are prevalent.  Many occupations like landscapers, loggers, farmers/ranchers, golf course grounds keepers, construction, surveyors, railroad, pest control, mining, and parks and recreation are at serious risk of having employees develop dangerous insect-borne diseases. A company called “Insect Shield” has developed […]

  There’s a website that is primarily devoted to office safety.   It is called eofficesafetytips.com.   They archive dozens of safety articles on not only office safety, but also other workplace safety subjects.   These articles would be appropriate for either monthly department safety meetings, or tool box talks.  Below are some of our favorite articles from eofficesafetytips.com: […]