Spot The Safety Violation: Power Tool Common Sense
RoryL2022-12-05T11:06:20-08:00Teamwork is great but is this really the safest way for the worker on the ground to help his co-worker? For a safe and efficient workplace, it’s important for workers
Spot the Safety Hazard: How Would You Treat Worker with Frostbit Hands?
RoryL2020-06-17T22:33:13-07:00Would you know what to do if your co-worker had hands like these? Step 1: Diagnose: Frozen, stiff and blackened fingers like these are a sure sign of frostbite. Step 2:
Spot The Safety Hazard: Contact Stress Is Nothing to Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk About
RoryL2020-06-17T22:31:29-07:00Are you letting contact stress give you the Curly treatment? Even a stooge recognizes that a direct hammer blow to the head like the one that Larry’s about to give
Spot the Safety Violations: Is This What You’d Call a Proper Step Ladder?
RoryL2020-06-17T22:29:30-07:00https://i.redd.it/ceimh24gxo911.jpg To find out the 4 things this worker is doing wrong While you know the difference between a railing and a step ladder, this worker obviously didn’t get the
Spot the Safety Violation: Is This What You’d Call a Proper Lockout?
RoryL2020-06-17T22:27:12-07:00Here’s what Brian’s co-worker Chuck thinks when he finds this lock. “Hmmm. The lock is open. I guess that means Brian must be done clearing out the compactor, so I’ll
Spot The Safety Violations: Powered Mobile Equipment Is for Moving Materials, Not Men
RoryL2020-06-17T22:24:57-07:00Powered Mobile Equipment Is for Moving Materials, Not Workers A trained OHS inspector seeing this would issue not 1 but 2 citations—can you spot them both? The first, and
Spot the Safety Hazard: Safe Lifting Techniques Prevent MSIs
RoryL2020-06-17T22:20:54-07:00Which Worker Is Using Safe Lifting Techniques? Which of these workers is more likely to develop a musculoskeletal injury? The worker on the right is reaching high over his head
Spot the OSHA Violation: Is This the Right Way to Beat Heat Stress?
RoryL2020-06-17T22:16:14-07:00What’s wrong with this picture? Cold drinks are essential to ward off heat. But drinking alcohol dehydrates the body and actually makes workers more vulnerable to heat stress.
Spot the Safety Violations: Is This a Safe Way to Operate a Circular Saw?
RoryL2020-06-17T22:13:42-07:00Is This a Safe Way to Operate a Circular Saw? Show this photo to your workers and ask them to point out all the things the worker using this handheld
Spot the Safety Violations: Ensuring Use of Proper PPE for Welding & Hot Work
RoryL2020-06-17T22:12:18-07:00Is This the Way You Want YOUR Workers to Do Hot Work? How many OHS violations in this photo can you spot? OHS laws require employers to ensure that workers
Spot the Safety Violations: Unsafe Operation of Forklifts & Powered Mobile Equipment
RoryL2020-06-17T22:10:34-07:00Is This a Safe Way to Operate Powered Mobile Equipment? There may be at least 7 OHS violations in this photo. How many can you spot? OHS law mandate
Spot The Safety Violation: Just One Slip…
RoryL2020-06-17T22:01:02-07:00What’s preventing these extension ladders from slipping off the very narrow scaffold platform? Ladders and scaffolds are both tools that workers can use to reach elevated areas. But such equipment
Spot The Safety Violation: 10 Forklift Safety Tips
RoryL2020-06-17T21:58:36-07:00What could’ve—and should’ve—been done to keep this forklift from overturning? Powered mobile equipment, such as forklifts, are commonly used to lift and move materials around the workplace. Although using forklifts
Spot The Safety Violation: You Should Judge a Container by Its Label
RoryL2020-06-17T21:50:27-07:00What’s wrong with these containers of hazardous substances, particularly their labels? When you use or have hazardous substances in the workplace, they must be properly labeled so that workers know
Spot The Safety Violation: A Lot of Good This Sign Is Doing
RoryL2020-06-17T21:45:42-07:00Did these workers not see the pretty prominent sign or are they just not worried about their heads? It’s critical that you train workers on all of the equipment they’ll
Spot The Safety Violation: Protect Workers from Insects & the Diseases They May Spread
RoryL2020-06-17T21:43:10-07:00If this mosquito was to bite one of your workers, he’d just get a small itchy spot and probably nothing more serious, right? Workers who work outside, especially in the
Spot The Safety Violation: Makeshift Scaffolds Won’t Do
RoryL2020-06-17T21:40:39-07:00Do you think this makeshift scaffold complies with the safety requirements in the OHS laws? When workers can’t reach an area they need to work on, using a scaffold is
Spot The Safety Violation: Distracted Walking Safety Tips
RoryL2020-06-17T21:29:36-07:00You know distracted driving is dangerous. But what about distracted walking? Using cell phones and other electronic devices is dangerous not only while driving but also while simply walking. Pedestrians have been
Spot The Safety Violation: Tips for the Safe Use of Scissor Lifts
RoryL2020-06-17T21:22:14-07:00A scissor lift may be the right equipment for the job, but is this the right way to use it? One way to protect workers from getting injured at work
Spot The Safety Violation: Watch that Trigger Finger!
RoryL2020-06-17T21:19:56-07:00Where should this worker’s finger be while he’s carrying around this nail gun? Nail guns are very useful power tools, letting workers nail together materials more quickly than they could by
Spot The Safety Violation: Mobile Equipment Safe Work Practices
RoryL2020-06-17T21:17:02-07:00I bet the worker sitting in the bucket of this equipment is having a lot of fun—for now. But is it safe for him to be sitting there? Excavators, diggers,
Spot The Safety Violation: 10 Tips for Using Jacks Safely
RoryL2020-06-17T21:13:56-07:00What equipment should this worker be using to elevate this vehicle properly so he can safely work underneath it? Mechanics aren’t the only ones who do work on vehicles. Workers
Spot The Safety Violation: Avoiding CO Poisoning in Enclosed Work Spaces
RoryL2020-06-17T21:11:33-07:00This equipment appears to be powered by gasoline. Why could using it in this location and manner be a problem? Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless gas, which is
Spot The Safety Violation: Don’t Fall for This
RoryL2020-06-17T21:08:44-07:00What could happen if a worker fell through this opening? What measures should be in place to prevent such falls? Yes, falls from heights such as roofs or scaffolding is
Spot The Safety Violation: How to Prevent Tractor Rollovers
RoryL2020-06-17T21:06:48-07:00Why do you think this tractor rolled over—and what do you think happened to the worker who was on it at the time? March 12-18, 2017 is Agricultural Safety Week in Canada.
Spot The Safety Violation: Avoid PPE Missteps
RoryL2020-06-17T21:03:45-07:00If you glance at this picture, you may think the workers are adequately protected. But when you look closer, what PPE errors have they made? Wearing appropriate PPE, such as respiratory
Spot The Safety Violation: Where Do We Even Begin?
RoryL2020-06-17T21:01:47-07:00This photo depicts several safety hazards. How many can you spot? A single mistake or safety shortcut on the job can have serious consequences. So imagine what can happen when
Spot The Safety Violation: Buried Alive?
RoryL2020-06-17T20:59:46-07:00Is the worker operating the bulldozer trying to bury his co-worker in the trench? And why isn’t the man in the hat stopping him? Trenches and excavations pose many serious
Spot The Safety Violation: Avoid this Common Step Ladder Mistake
RoryL2020-06-17T20:57:42-07:00Is this ladder the best choice for this task? What would be a safer way to do this job? Stepladders and extension ladders aren’t complicated pieces of equipment and yet
Spot The Safety Violation: Protect Workers from Falls from Heights
RoryL2020-06-17T20:55:00-07:00These workers are working at this construction site without what key safety measures in place? Falls from heights is one of the most common—and serious—type of safety incident, especially in