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Workers should know how to recognize fire ant mounds, how to avoid them and what to do if they unexpectedly get bit and stung while working outdoors.

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Good housekeeping includes keeping common and personal work areas clean, preventing fire hazards, and keeping stairways and exit routes safe.

Employees who use cleaning chemicals on the job must be trained to understand the health risks and safety precautions to follow at work.

Fall protection helps prevent serious injuries from falls at heights, unprotected edges, floor openings, ladders, scaffolds, lifts, and elevated work areas.

OSHA says employers must conduct periodic inspections of LOTO procedures but what kind of inspections are good enough and what are the best practices?

Lockout/Tagout training is necessary when working in industrial settings. Don't assume everyone understands the importance of lockout/tagout procedures!

Performing lockout tagout requires workers to follow a series of steps to ensure that the equipment they are working on will not be started accidentally.

With hazardous energy, many workers get confused about lockout/tagout because they think it only applies to electrical work - and that can be a grave mistake.