Toolbox Talks
Safety Meeting Toolbox Topics and Tailgate Talks
Steel Strapping Safety
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Source: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
Steel strapping is a useful way to keep rolls of sheet metal from unwinding while it is being transported, and for binding or reinforcing wooden crates and other boxes that contain heavy objects. When these items reach their final destination, someone has to remove the steel banding. These metal straps can become dangerous weapons that will lash out when the bands are cut and the pressure is released.
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Handling 55 Gallon Drums Safely
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Source: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
In the typical workplace drums are used to store material, to ship it, to dispense it for use, and to store wastes. All these drums must be moved from time to time. Like most things, there's a right way to move a drum-and several wrong ways to do it. At least four serious injuries can occur if a drum is not handled safely.
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Mechanical Lifting Devices
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Source: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation
The only safe lift is no lift! If you consider using means other than brute strength when moving material, products or even people in the case of health care, you can save yourself a great deal of pain and effort, and be more productive. The challenge is to lessen the stress on your back, by transferring that stress to equipment that lifts for you.
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