According to the OHS Act, injuries and incidents have to be reported to the Government of Alberta if they:

(a) result in a death;

(b) cause a worker to be admitted to hospital for more than two days;

(c) involve an unplanned or uncontrolled explosion, fire or flood that causes or has the potential to cause a serious injury;

(d) involve the collapse or upset of a crane, derrick or hoist; or

(e) involve the collapse or failure of any component of a building or structure necessary for the structural integrity of the building or structure.

Quick N Quality is pleased to announce that they have a COR !  Thank you for your continued work and promoting safety .

• Nearly 25% of work injuries involve hand or fingers
• 70% of the injured worked were not wearing gloves
• 30% of the Injured workers were wearing improper or damaged gloves

1. Select the right tool for the job.
2. Keep tools in good condition.
3. Use tools the correct way.
4. Keep tools in a safe place.

Scenario:

Employee was lifting a spool with picker truck and the sling broke. The result was the spool pinning the spotter.  Site is 20 minutes away from town and there is an onsite medic.  Spotter is screaming in pain.

Please comment below, by addressing the following questions:

1. What does the supervisor do in this situation
2. What does the first person on the scene do?
3. Who is responsible for calling emergency response?
4. What is the chain of command?

Do you know and understand your safety and health responsibilities?

Do you have definite procedures in place to identify and control hazards?

Have you integrated safety into all aspects of your work?

Do you set objectives for safety and health just as you do for quality, production, and sales?

Have you committed appropriate resources to safety and health?

Have you explained safety and health responsibilities to all employees and made sure that they understand it?

Have employees been trained to work safely and use proper protective equipment?

Is there a hazard reporting procedure in place that encourages employees to report all unsafe conditions and unsafe practices to their supervisors?

Are managers, supervisors, and workers held accountable for safety and health just as they are held accountable for quality?

Is safety a factor when acquiring new equipment or changing a process?

Do you keep records of your program activities and improvements?

Do you keep records of the training each employee has received?

Do your records show that you take disciplinary action when an employee violates safety procedures?

Do you review your OSH program at least once a year and make improvements as needed?

Please Leave a comment below.

Hantavirus is a virus that is found in the urine, saliva, or droppings of infected deer mice and some other wild rodents (cotton rats, rice rats in the southeastern Unites States and the white-footed mouse and the red-backed vole). It causes a rare but serious lung disease called Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS). The virus does not remain active for long once outside of its host — less than 1 week outdoors and a few hours when exposed to direct sunlight.

How can we prevent exposure to Hantavirus?

Attempt to reduce the presence of mice and limit contact with their droppings, urine and saliva by:

Storing food (including pet food), water and garbage in heavy plastic or metal containers with tight fitting lids.
Sealing any holes in structures where mice may enter.
Cutting back thick brush and keep grass short. Keep woodpiles away from the building.
Using rubber or plastic gloves when cleaning up signs of rodents, handling dead rodents, or other materials. When finished, clean gloves with soapy water before taking them off. Wash hands with soapy water (again) after removing the gloves.
Setting traps when necessary. Put rodents in a plastic bag, seal the bag, and dispose.
Since human infection occurs through inhalation of contaminated material, clean-up procedures must be performed in a way that limits the amount of airborne dust. Treat all mice and droppings as being potentially infected. People involved in general clean-up activities where there is not heavy accumulation of droppings should wear disposable protective clothing and gloves (neoprene, nitrile or latex-free), rubber boots and a disposable N95 respirator. For cleaning up rodent contaminated areas with heavy accumulations of droppings it is necessary to use powered air-purifying (PARP) or air-supplied respirators with P100 filters and eye or face protection to avoid contact with any aerosols.

Dead mice, nests and droppings should be soaked thoroughly with a 1:10 solution of sodium hypochlorite (household bleach). Bleach kills the virus and reduces the chance of further transmission. The contaminated material should be placed in a plastic bag and sealed for disposal. Disinfect by wet-wiping all reusable respirator surfaces, gloves, rubber boots and goggles with bleach solution. All disposable protective clothing, gloves and respirators should be placed in plastic bags and sealed for disposal. Please contact your local environmental authorities concerning approved disposal methods.

Thoroughly wash hands with soap and water after removing the gloves.

Core Activity: Materials or light equipment testing (less than 500 pounds)

Materials or light equipment testing (less than 500 pounds)A structural steel test jig, weighing about 500 pounds, was suspended from the forks of a lift truck. As the lift truck operator tried to move the test jig, it slipped off the forks and fell to the ground, striking a worker who was helping to position the jig

A mobile hydraulic crane was setting up for a lift. A young worker was laying out flagging tape to delineate the work area. It appears that the worker was short of tape and started to tie the tape end to a pipe stake on the carry deck of the crane. As the crane operator was setting down the outriggers on wooden outrigger pads, the worker’s foot became trapped between the left rear outrigger plate and the outrigger pad.