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What Are Control Measures? A control measure is any course of action taken with the intent of eliminating the risk of hazards, and reducing workers’ exposure to them. The most effective control measure is one that completely eliminates the risk of a hazard. A good example would be replacing a work at height task with […]
In the construction industry alone, over 80,000 workers sustain injuries from workplace accidents every year. Despite the heightened efforts to make every work surface a 0 accident area, statistics show that a lot more must be done to completely eliminate workplace accidents. The Cost of Workplace Accidents A single workplace accident comes with a heavy […]
Working at height poses the grave risk of falling from the work area or being struck by a falling object. Whether the person falls from height, or he is on level ground and struck by a falling object, it can result to serious injuries or even death. This is why maintaining strict protocol and obeying […]
The National Safety Council reports that there are 4.5 M workplace injuries recorded each year. This means a worker is injured – either permanently or temporarily – and his life endangered every 7 seconds. The most common injury causes are coming into contact with equipment and different objects, overexertion, sprains and strains, as well as […]
The main objective of a safety engineer in setting up proper tethering procedures is to ensure that everything is in proper balance. This means the tool, recoil/retraction force, and application are stable. When using the tool in an extended manner, it is necessary to only use minimal force. This will cause fatigue on the worker. […]