IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE TO: DEWALT Customers FROM: DEWALT Power Tools DATE: November 28, 2011 SUBJECT: Large Angle Grinder Safety Notification DEWALT has identified a potential safety hazard with certain large angle grinder side handles. We are concerned that under certain circumstances a small number of side handles could exhibit a condition where the handle could [...]
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NEWS from CPSC and HC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov Health Canada www.hc-sc.gc.ca ——————————————————————————– FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2011 Release #12-015 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (877) 504-0233 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 HC Media Contact: (613) 957-2983 Horizon Hobby Recalls Losi NiMH Battery Charger Due to Possible Burn and [...]
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If you type the words “Workplace Violence” in any search engine you are likely to find an enormous amount of information but in the world technology the list seems a bit dismal. One of Warriors 4 Safety’s favorite students is currently working on a paper discussing the previously covered topic of workplace violence. Why is [...]
Hey! How are you all coping with the heat? Throughout the fantastic world of internet, there is an innumerable amount of articles and blogs about how to cope with working in the summertime heat and how to prevent heat related illnesses/injuries. So I don’t want to talk about that, although it’s not rain that is [...]
Once again I am trying to be open minded and see all sides of a story, or should I say injury. Where do we draw the line at serious worker’s compensation claims and frivolous claims. After reading this story : Tripped Over Dog at Home and Now Wants Workers Comp; I had conflicting emotions that [...]
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Please review this safety alert. We have not had a chance to review it because many of the safety warriors are either on project or travelling. However, we would still like to get the word of a potential hazard out to all those responsible for the safety of others. Have a safe and productive day. [...]
This incident occurred 4 May 2011 on a pipeline project during a hydro-test of new piping. The fabrication, consisting of 24″ sch. 30 (.562 wall) pipe & fittings, was in the process of being hydro-tested when the failure occurred. There was approximately 80 linear feet of piping included in the test. The piping was to [...]
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Yorlanda on April 22nd, 2011
Many believe that hospitals are one of the safest place to be if you are in need of emergency medical treatment; but what happens if the hospital is the place the injury occured? What happens when those that are saving lives have their lives endangered? Believe it or not OSHA has guidelines to prevent workplace [...]
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Often I use the expression, “If you practice housekeeping on the job site the way you cook in the kitchen and you will be able to sit down to eat with the rest.” Many times during the course of a project housekeeping gets pushed aside for deadlines, limited manpower and ignored because it was [...]