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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Safety Tip: Slips and Falls
Slips and falls can result in serious injuries. Evaluate potential opportunities and causes for slips and falls in your worksite. Here are a few questions to consider: Do you have wet floors? Can they be cleaned up more frequently? Would … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Protective Equipment, Safety tip
Tagged CHESS, footwear, housekeeping, OSHA, protective, safety, slips, slips and falls, wet floors
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Safety Tip: Heat
Summer is here, along with heat and humidity. Here are some safety tips for working (or playing) in the heat: WATER: Drink water often. You can add some electrolyte drinks, such as Powerade or Gatorade (in moderation). Avoid caffeine and … Continue reading
Posted in Outdoor Safety, Safety tip
Tagged CHESS, heat, heat illness, heat stroke, OSHA, safety, Safety tip, working outdoors
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Minnesota OSHA’s most frequently cited standards
Minnesota OSHA recently published their most frequently cited standards from 2011: After each federal-fiscal-year (October through September), Minnesota OSHA identifies which standards it cited most frequently. Three fact sheets, identifying citations in the construction industry, in general industry and combined, … Continue reading
June is Home Safety Month
Off the job injuries cost more than on the job injuries. While employers may not pay directly when an employee sustains an off the job injury, they pay indirectly when an employee loses work due to an injury or is … Continue reading
Safety tip: Reporting an accident
Employers are required by law to report occupational accidents – in which an employee is killed or three or more are hospitalized – to OSHA within eight hours. You must also report a serious (possibly life threatening) accident to Minnesota … Continue reading
Posted in Safety tip
Tagged CHESS, MNOSHA, OSHA, reporting work injuries, safety, serious injury, workplace fatality
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Free safety assistance in Minnesota
While we would love every company to hire us, we realize that resources (financial and personnel) are limited. Best to spend your dollars and time wisely. In Minnesota there are several non-enforcement resources available to small businesses: Fire assistance: Your … Continue reading
Wild Parsnip-nasty stuff in your garden, on the road
Wild parsnip, is a plant that grows along the side of roadways and in open areas, including gardens. It probably looks familiar. It causes “phyto-photodermatitis:” Its sap plus sunlight will make your skin redden and blister. One client employee told … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental issues, Home safety, Outdoor Safety, Safety tip
Tagged chemical exposure, CHESS, MNDOT, OSHA, poison ivy, poisonous plants, safety, sunlight, wild parsnip
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Environmental Assistance Grant Applications due June 14th
From the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Business focus of MPCA EA Grants – Apply by June 14th! On May 14, 2012, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced the opening of the Fiscal Years (FY) 2012-2013 Environmental Assistance (EA) Grant … Continue reading