Safety articles on Site Safety

Workers need to recognize the hazards, avoid contact with potentially harmful plants, and know how to protect themselves on the job.

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.

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

For some workers, it's simply a nuisance and hazard of working outdoors, for others, bees and insects can literally put them in a life or death situation.

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.

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 tick avoidance.

Slip, trip and fall hazards are lurking everywhere on the walking/working surfaces at work, but a good safety program can minimize those risks.