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Working Wearing Hardhat, Safety Vest and Face Mask
Personal Protection
When Face Masks are Required or Advisable While at Work

Learn more about the precautions to consider when employees may be required or advised to wear face masks while at work to prevent the spread of illness.

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Lockout Tagout Locks and Tag
Lockout Tagout
Always Use Lockout and Tagout Together to Maximize Safety

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.

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Young Workers
Best Practices
Keeping Young Workers Safe on the Job

Young workers and employers can both benefit from summer temp jobs but it is important that everyone understand the rights and responsibilities involved.

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Lock on Pipe Valve
Lockout Tagout
Lockout Tagout Procedure Inspection Requirements

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

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3 Construction Workers Using Jack Hammers Side by Side
Tools
Safety Tips to Remember When Using Pneumatic Tools

Pneumatic tools, powered by compressed air, can be a useful addition to electrical tools at any work site where power tools are used.

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Worker in a bucket truck fixing a traffic light.
Incidents
Bucket Truck Incident is a Fall Protection Reminder

It shouldn't take a fatality for employers to review and update their safety program and ensure proper fall protection procedures are used on every job.

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Best Practices
Safety Training Documentation: Managing Sign-in Sheets

Where do you find out how long you are supposed to keep all those sign-in sheets and training records? What if there's no rule, then what's the best practice?

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Person receiving a flu vaccine shot.
Health
Prevention is Better Than Cure When It Comes to the Flu

The more employees are educated on the best ways to prevent the flu and stay healthy during the winter, the more productive everyone will be on the job.

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Work Zone
Work Zones
Work Zones: Why Daily Safety Meetings are Important

For crews that are working on projects in work zones, a daily safety meeting at the start of every shift is recommended, here are great points to emphasize.

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