Site Safety

All workers need to be aware of the main safety hazards that might be found in a loading dock area including slip, trip and fall hazards, working safely with pallets and around pallet racking, and materials handling safety precautions.

OSHA has a lot to say about safety signs in the workplace. It’s the first critical step when it comes to workplace safety to alert employees and visitors to dangers, warnings and safety instructions that shouldn’t be missed.

Safety isn't just something that you think about once a month at the mandatory HQ meeting. What exactly is a Job Hazard Analysis, why is it important and how often should it be done?

In the warehouse, on the job site, in the field or in your house... these spiders can inflict some damage. If brown recluse spiders are present in your area of the country, please raise awareness with employees at least once a year during a safety meeting.

The statistics related to slip, trip and fall incidents in the workplace are shocking but there’s plenty a business owner can do to prevent unnecessary accidents.

If fire ants could be a threat in the work environment, emphasize these points during the safety meeting to keep your crews safe. Workers need to know how to recognize fire ant mounds, how to avoid them and what to do if they unexpectedly get bit and stung by these relentless creatures.

For crews that are working on projects in work zones, a daily safety meeting at the start of every shift is recommended. If that is not feasible, then weekly safety meetings with every crew on the project should be held.

Walking/Working Surfaces exist literally everywhere you can step foot in the workplace, and that means that slip, trip and fall hazards are lurking everywhere, but a good safety program can minimize those risks.

Recommendation: don't find out the hard way if you are allergic to poison ivy or not. 85% of the general population WILL get a painful rash. Workers need to recognize the hazards and avoid contact with these potentially harmful plants.

For certain outdoor workers, there can be a very real opportunity to encounter venomous snakes on the job and safety training should include how to watch for snakes, what to do if you see a snake and what to do if you or a co-worker is bitten by a snake.

Believe it or not, OSHA cares how neat and tidy you are on the job site. Messy projects mean the potential for OSHA poor housekeeping citations.

If black widow spiders are present in your area of the country, please raise awareness with employees at least once a year during a safety meeting. Black widow spiders can often be found on sites with undisturbed areas such as woodpiles, under eaves, fences, or where debris has accumulated.

Don't assume everyone is aware of clear and present danger, signs are important! Know how to choose the right sign for every workplace and job site situation. If there is a potential hazard, signs must be visible at all times.

A barricade warns of a boundary not to be crossed. If there is a potential hazard, signs must be visible at all times and when necessary, appropriate barricades must be in place. Do you know what can safely be used as a barricade if used properly?

A job hazard analysis can help workers and their supervisors find hazards before they turn into accidents. When any incident occurs, what is one of the first questions that should be asked, and why is it a good starting point for the investigation?

Moving machine parts have the potential to cause severe workplace injuries. Any machine part, function, or process that may cause injury must be safeguarded.

For some it's simply a nuisance and hazard of working outdoors, for others it literally puts them in a life or death situation. Fatal on-the-job injuries do occur as a result of bites and stings from insects and spiders, with the majority of these deaths from bee stings.

Copperhead snakes are not usually aggressive and will often freeze in place and remain motionless until the threat passes. It’s still important for outdoor workers to understand the threat and know what to do if they encounter a snake while on the job.

Do you know what to do if there is an emergency at your workplace? Do you know when to evacuate and when to shelter-in-place? If the answer is no, why not? Learn why Emergency Action Plans are essential.

Cottonmouth snakes can be a very real hazard for some workers, and if that’s the case they should be trained on how to protect themselves. The Cottonmouth snake will defend itself when threatened and does not scare easily.

Walking/Working Surfaces exist literally everywhere you can step foot in the workplace. That means that slip, trip & fall hazards are lurking everywhere too, but a good safety program can minimize those risks.

Hazardous materials serve valuable functions in the workplace like the flammable liquids used for cutting and welding or the compressed gas used to fuel forklifts. It’s critical that workers know about the hazardous materials in their work area.

Workplace emergencies can happen on any jobsite and may have the potential for severe injury to workers and even extreme property damages. Emergency Action Plans provide site-specific procedures so workers know what is expected and what to do in the event of an emergency.

The most recognizable of it's kind, provoking fear and fascination alike. Found in almost all work areas outdoors, rattlesnakes can be encountered in work environments across the US.

It may look boring, but work zone flaggers are a critical component of work zone safety, keeping drivers, pedestrians and their crew safe and they need to be trained for that specific job.

Workplace safety isn't just something that you think about once a month at the mandatory safety meeting. What is a JHA, why is it important and how often should it be done?

When the CDC has an entire page dedicated to these little guys, then avoidance is probably the best policy. If employees are working outdoors or in any area where ticks could be present, it would be a good idea to have an annual safety meeting on how to work safely.

Here are some of the most common variations of hazard signs that you might see in the workplace and how you can interpret their meaning.