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Crane accidents can be dramatic events. Think of the news stories you’ve seen - large tall cranes collapsing on a busy street in the middle of downtown New York or […]

Three men hug near where the bodies of two workers were recovered after they died when their crane-hoisted lift basket fell 80 feet at a bridge construction site on Putah […]

Think of crane safety as a triangle. One side is the written crane, hoist, and rigging policy, which includes requirements for frequent and periodic inspections. The second side of the triangle […]

STANDARD TOWER CRANE (FOR CRANE OPERATORS) “START OF SHIFT INSPECTION” Operator:                                           […]

A 22-year-old roofer fell approximately 22 feet (6.7 meters) off the edge of a roof onto concrete and died. The worker leaned over the side of the roof to nail a […]

Three Ways to Battle Safety Complacency Complacency can affect all levels of a company. On the floor, workers may become overly comfortable in their positions. This can lead to inattention and […]

Shelf space for merchandise must be a rare commodity in this store, given this photograph of a fire extinguisher peeking out from behind these shelves. Better hope there’s not a […]

Planning to Reduce Slips, Trips, and Falls Slip, trips, and falls can be costly for businesses in more ways then just one. Injuries can lead to temporary or permanent disability for […]

A crew leadman and a foreman were fatally burned when their oxygen-saturated clothing caught fire. A sanitation district had hired a contractor to install a gate valve in a hydraulic channel. […]

Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s at Stake? At one time or another, almost everyone has pulled a “harmless” joke on a friend. But there is difference between a true witty joke that does […]

Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s at Stake? Consider this scenario… nobody was injured and there was no property damage involving an incident in the workplace. Why should this kind of “incident” be relevant? […]

Hand Out PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s at Stake? A near miss is a chain of events that very nearly results in property damage, serious injury, or death, but not quite. The official definition of […]

Download Instructor-Led Material Handout PowerPoint Quiz Safety Talk What’s At Stake? There’s that distracted driver, one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the phone, with the job of driving safely clearly far from […]