Safety Tips

An experienced tree trimmer was the climber on a five-member crew removing a 120-foot fir tree.

Symptoms of valley fever include fever, cough, shortness of breath, muscle soreness, joint pain and a spotted red rash on the lower legs.

The “immediate and urgent movement of people away from a threat or actual occurrence of a hazard.” That’s how OSHA defines an “emergency evacuation.”

Workers in the cleaning industry are at higher risk for musculoskeletal disorders.

On the day of the incident, the worker arrived at the company shop a few minutes before his employer. When the employer arrived, he saw the truck’s rear cargo doors open, walked toward them and looked inside.

Unintentional overdose deaths in the workplace involving drugs or alcohol have increased more than 600% since 2011, according to Injury Facts – an online source of preventable death and injury statistics compiled by the National Safety Council.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are “almost everywhere,” according to the Texas Department of Insurance.

Cut-off saws “make demanding cuts possible, but if not handled properly, they pose serious risks,” leaving “no room for error,” warns a recent fact sheet from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training.

A 20-year-old wash bay attendant had worked for his employer, a commercial trucking company that transports compressed liquefied petroleum gases, for five months.

Flooding, excess rainwater or damaged plumbing can result in your work facility taking in water. That can lead to mold growth.