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Items Tagged with 'slip and fall'

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slip and fall

Overlooked work safety practices that lead to falls

March 7, 2019
According to OSHA, one in five deaths in 2017 were in construction with what it calls the “Fatal Four.” These are accidents in construction caused by falls, being struck by objects, electrocution, and caught-in/between. The first overlooked worksite safety practice is awareness. If employees are not made aware of the dangers they face in the workplace, the burden falls on management to ensure they do.
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Kee Safety

New Kee Walk® with Guardrail provides an OSHA-compliant rooftop walkway with integrated safety railing

January 15, 2019
Kee Safety, Inc., Buffalo, New York, announces the introduction of Kee Walk® with Guardrail, an OSHA-compliant rooftop walkway system with integrated safety railing. Designed to provide a secure, anti-slip walking surface on all roof types including metal profile and standing seam roofs, Kee Walk with Guardrail accommodates steps, traverses, and sloped roofs with pitches up to 35 degrees, Kee Safety® states.
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Top products of the week

Top products of the week

January 13, 2019
Fall protection, skid-resistant boots and an air respirator for welding helmets were among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.
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Most falls occur on the same level, not from heights

April 27, 2018
Most falls happen on the same level resulting from slips and trips, according to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). Slips happen where there is too little friction or traction between the footwear and the walking surface. According to the CCOHS, common causes of slips are:
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Lessons an ICU nurse learned from a serious injury

December 18, 2017
Nurse Carmelita Kinjo was eager to begin her night shift in the intensive care unit at the Veterans Administration hospital where she worked. As her thoughts turned to the evening that lay ahead of her and the patients she would tend to, she slipped on a wet floor. Someone had forgotten to replace the sign warning that it was wet. Kinjo fell backward, hitting her head and slamming into a wall.
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Winter safety - hot and cold

December 7, 2017
Winter across the world brings with it a variety of weather conditions. From the biting cold, snow, rain and wind of the Northern Hemisphere to the scorching temperatures and humidity of the Southern Hemisphere, it pays to be fully prepared for this winter season.
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fall prevention

Doorman dies in freak accident after falling through glass window

March 15, 2017
The 59-year-old man was shoveling steps when he slipped and fell through a glass window The doorman at a Yorkville apartment building in New York City that provides housing for doctors and residents died in an accident after slipping while shoveling snow, family members and law enforcement sources said.
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Fall hazards to trip you up at home

March 15, 2017
Rugs that always slip. Small throw rugs are pretty and can make an otherwise bare floor cozier, but many times, they tend curl up at the corners or slip. This in turn, can lead to you tripping and falling. Falling is the third leading cause of unintentional injury-related death over all age groups. To stay safe, secure carpets to the floor with appropriate backing or forego them altogether. Check out these home safety facts that could just save your life.
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What to do after a slip and fall accident

March 15, 2017
Maybe you slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk outside your apartment. Perhaps you tripped over an unsecured electrical cord at your workplace. Or maybe your elderly mother fell at a nursing home. What should you do after you or a loved one is injured in a slip-and-fall accident?
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Emergent Safety Supply

Emergent Safety awarded exclusive agreement to distribute groundbreaking product Stub-EASE nationwide

January 24, 2017
Effective immediately, Emergent Safety Supply is the exclusive distributor for Stub-EASE, a groundbreaking new product responsible for reducing injuries such as tripping, slipping and falling on conduit stub-ups, by safely removing stub-ups from a raceway, without any damage.
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ASSE to host virtual symposium on new OSHA Walking-Working Standard

The American Society of Safety Engineers is offering a virtual symposium to help occupational safety and health professionals better understand the sweeping changes OSHA recently made to its final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection standards in relation to slip, trip and fall hazards. Read More
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