Protecting Your Hands At Work
Having a hand injury can make everyday tasks that we take for granted a challenge. For many people, most hand injuries are only for a short time, but for others, it is permanent. Try buttoning up your shirt, typing on a keyboard, or using your phone with only one hand. While not impossible, these task become harder […]
Avoiding Ladder Injuries
This month’s safety topic is one that we revisit every year. Ladder related injuries are still happening and it is one that is easily avoidable if you follow the rules to keep you safe. Using ladders will always be a task that many people perform at work or even completing odd jobs around the house. […]
Our New Golf Course Safety Video is now online
Roberts Risk Management, the safety division for the LL Roberts Group, launched their new safety video series in summer 2017. Roberts Risk Management is a professional safety risk management firm providing a wide range of services. Our trained, experienced and professional team of safety consultants is available to conduct accident investigations, prepare workplace or jobsite analysis […]
Let’s Not Forget…..Walking Is Working
We’ve discussed before about being distracted at work and paying attention to the task at hand, but recently injuries are up for another reason. This time, being distracted while walking on the job. We as a society are more distracted today then we have ever been thanks to technology, issues in our personal lives, and […]
Hard Hat Questions & Answers Video
Roberts Risk Management, the safety division for the LL Roberts Group, launched their new safety video series in summer 2017. Roberts Risk Management is a professional safety risk management firm providing a wide range of services. Our trained, experienced and professional team of safety consultants is available to conduct accident investigations, prepare workplace or jobsite analysis […]
Safe Lifting – Protect Your Back
Lifting is very much a part of our everyday lives at work and even at home. Certain jobs require some of us to lift more than others, but can you think of even one occupation where you never have to lift? Everything from construction to clerical work has some type of lifting task. Back and […]
Hazardous Chemical Safety
Many companies use chemicals on a daily basis for a variety of needs, but a lot of those Employers have not trained their employees on the hazards of working with those chemicals. In this month’s Safety Bulletin we will go over the 2nd most cited OSHA violation, Hazard Communication. This is one of the most […]
Addressing Violence In The Workplace
In today’s work environment, employees are under more stress than ever before due to problems stemming from finances, marital, significant other relationships, and co-worker issues. Unfortunately, workplace violence incidents are becoming more common and the potential for workplace violence can’t be totally eliminated, but there are things that can be done to minimize it. Awareness and preparation […]
The Importance of Re-Training
Most, if not all, companies have to train their employees in one aspect or another, whether it’s new hires, job promotions, or being moved to another department within the company. Employee training ensures that we have passed on our business culture and policies to those employees now representing the employer. But unfortunately, that’s where a […]
Working Safely in Confined Spaces
Many different companies work in or around confined spaces and unfortunately, a lot of them do not have a real plan in place for this type of work. There are many types of confined spaces; tanks, silos, pits, tunnels, pipes, boilers are just a few examples. No matter what the type, confined spaces have something […]
