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Best Practices
How to Establish a Workplace Safety Committee

A safety committee is a group formed within an organization that functions to serve as an advocate for workplace health and safety.

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Site Safety
Grease Trap Hazards and Safety Precautions for Employees

Safe grease trap design, training, and maintenance, as part of an overall workplace safety and health program, can prevent grease trap‑related incidents.

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An image of lockout locks with the phrase, "Respect the Unexpected, Think Through the Risks."
Conduct
Situational Awareness is an Important Safety Skill at Work

Situational awareness is an on-the-job safety skill that is critical for hazard identification, effective decision making, and accident prevention.

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Portable step ladder at indoor construction site.
Ladders
How to Keep Workers Safe While Using Portable Ladders

Workers must be trained in ladder safety and must follow safe ladder use guidelines every time they use a portable ladder on the job.

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Best Practices
A Case for Zero-Tolerance of Workplace Bullying

Employees have a responsibility to treat everyone at work with dignity and respect and have the right to expect the same level of behavior as well.

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Supervisor wearing a hard hat and safety vest is overseeing the recycling plant with several conveyor systems.
Site Safety
How to Protect Workers from Conveyor-Related Hazards

Because conveyor hazards vary, it is important that machine guarding, secondary safeguarding, and lockout/tagout practices are implemented effectively.

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Lab worker using a biosafety cabinet.
Site Safety
Safety Precautions for Biosafety Cabinets (BSCs) in the Lab

If used correctly biosafety cabinets (BSCs) protect laboratory workers and the immediate lab environment from infectious aerosols generated within the cabinet.

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Incidents
Workplace Incident Investigations Prevent Future Injuries

Incident investigations, along with a root cause analysis, should be happening after any injury, property damage event, or near miss happens on the job.

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A worker on his cell phone at work.
Conduct
Recognize and Minimize Hazardous Workplace Distractions

As a leading cause of on-the-job injuries, distractions can lead to missed safety cues, costly errors, lost productivity, dangerous mistakes, and fatalities.

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