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Tag Archives: occupational safety
Job design to reduce injury
The Health and Safety Report from the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, dated 4-30-12, has an article on “Job Design Tips for Ergonomic Hand Tool Use.” The main points are: Change it up: rotate jobs or add more … Continue reading
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Tagged CCOHS, CHESS, ergonomics, injury reduction, occupational safety, OSHA, safety, tool use, work hazards
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Safety Tip: Hazard Alert on Formaldehyde
OSHA has issued a hazard alert on formaldehyde used in hair straightening and smoothing products in beauty salons. It is harmful to both workers and customers. Products have been found to contain formaldehyde even when labeled as not containing them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Brazilian blow out, CHESS, formaldehyde, hazard communication, occupational safety, OSHA, Right to Know, safety, salon, worker safety
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Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On March 25, 1911 New York City experienced one of the worst industrial accidents in history: 146 garment workers, mostly immigrant women, died in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Workers were blocked from exiting and fire ladders could not reach … Continue reading