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Emergency egress and life safety are of the highest importance in a workplace, particularly where combustibles and flammables and other chemicals are used, stored or handled.​

Emergency egress and life safety are about promoting awareness within your facility and ensuring that your employees are able to quickly and safely exit the workplace in the event of an emergency, and maintaining emergency equipment so that your employees, fellow co-workers, contractors and visitors are properly protected.

Required Employer Postings (A-SAF-013)

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Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. When employees are working safely and your facility is well-maintained, everyone is more productive and adds value to your business.  ​

OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance.​

OSHA requires that employers post certain notices informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Occupational Safety & Health Act.  OSHA requires all employers to report accidents, display the required postings, and to comply with OSHA standards.​

OSHA also requires non-exempt employers of 11 or more persons to maintain records of occupational injuries and illnesses and to post the accident and incident summaries. 

Compressed gases are quite common in most workplaces. Although most people assume that compressed gases refer to high pressure cylinders such as those used in welding, compressed gases also include pressurized aerosol cans (e.g., lubricating oils, electronics dusters).​

Gases may be pressurized, dissolved in solution, liquefied or refrigerated (cryogenic).  In addition to the obvious chemical hazards, there are also potential exposures to the mechanical hazards associated with gases including pressure and temperature.

The objectives of this Web-Based Training Program on Portable Ladders are to:​

Exposure to unguarded or improperly guarded machinery is all too common in many workplaces.  ​

On average, more than 18,000 injuries and more than 800 deaths occur annually in the United States as a result of amputations, lacerations, crushing injuries or abrasions from these exposures.

Hand & Powered Tool Safety (A-SAF-041)

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Hand and powered tools are essential in most workplaces, even in some office environments.  Whether it is a hammer, a cordless drill, or a pneumatically powered concrete saw, tools make our jobs easier.  But, they can also be dangerous and cause serious injuries or even death if they are not properly used or maintained.​

Serious injuries resulting from improper use or maintenance of hand and powered tools are all too common in many workplaces.  One report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that, on average, more than 67,000 workers suffer from blade contact injuries alone, resulting in 33,000 emergency room visits, more than 4000 amputations, and more than $2.3 billion in associated medical costs.

Back Safety (A-SAF-051)

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Back injuries may result from a single traumatic event, or over a period of time as a result of repetitive injury and strain.  Acute back injuries often result from improper lifting techniques and/or lifting loads that are too heavy for the back to support.  ​

However, the acute injury is often brought on by the slow and progressive onset of trauma caused by repetitive stresses where the symptoms have been ignored. In many cases, these traumatic injuries may have been preventable.​

Back injuries, particularly, acute disabling injuries, account for a significant loss in workplace productivity and costs associated with workers compensation claims.  The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that back injuries may affect as many as 600,000 people, and cost as much as $50 billion per year, since 1991.