Prevention Of Workplace Injuries
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RETAIL GROCERY STORES-GUIDE
www.osha.govworkplace injury. The three injury categories represented 43.8 percent of the total costs of serious workplace injuries in 2001. While the total number of serious workplace injuries declined between 1998 and 2001, the cost grew 13.5 percent, or 4 percent after adjusting for inflation (3). Putting merchandise in the front of a display case
Slip, Trip, and Fall Prevention
www.cdc.govSlip, Trip, and Fall Prevention | 3 Introduction Figure 1. Percent distribution of hospital employee injuries by injury type Slip, Trip, and Fall (STF) Prevention for Healthcare Workers Work-related slip, trip, and fall incidents can fre-quently result in serious disabling injuries that im-pact a healthcare employee’s ability to do his or her
Hazard Alert: Working Safely with Scissor Lifts
www.osha.govworkplace hazards, methods to prevent them, and the OSHA standards that apply to their workplace. • Review records of work-related injuries and illnesses. • File a complaint asking OSHA to inspect their workplace if they believe there is a serious hazard or that their employer is not following OSHA’s rules.
Burns - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.govguideline covers burn injuries. Background Information • On average in the United States in 2000, someone died in a fire every 2 hours, and someone was injured every 23 minutes (Karter 2001). • Each year in the United States, 1.1 million burn injuries require medical attention (American Burn Association, 2002).
PREVENTING HAND INJURIES - Precast
precast.orgHand Injuries To avoid hand injuries: – Know the hazards and dangers in the job to be done – Be aware of pinch points – Be aware of hot areas – Be aware of rotating or moving surfaces – Automated machinery may be controlled by remote control, or delayed timing devices that cause the machine to start automatically