One of the most common health complaints around the world is back pain. Back pain hurts 80% of people during some point in their lives. The danger is higher for manufacturing, warehouse, hospitality and trades workers, and any other physically demanding job.
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Sale!A confined space is large enough and configured in such a way that you can enter and perform assigned work. A confined space has a limited or restricted means of entrance or exit, and a configuration that can make first aid, rescue, evacuation, or other emergency response activities difficult.
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Sale!This lesson will discuss techniques and methods that can be implemented in any workplace to reduce the risk of back pain. Materials handling is fundamental and can't be avoid, but with the proper skills it doesn't have to be a workplace hazard.
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Sale!For safety professionals, work involving industrial trucks and similar vehicles presents issues of serious liability, and concerns that must be mitigated through workforce training and testing for competency.
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Sale!Prior to any excavation, trenching, or shoring activities, you must take specific steps to setup the site to avoid the accidental disruption of utilities, and assure the stability of adjacent structures—you need to engineer some controls and take precautionary measures.
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Sale!The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to COVID-19. This course provides important methods for limiting exposure and the spread of the virus, like wearing masks and getting vaccinated.
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Sale!Computers do carry threats from a variety of sources, which can jeopardize the work you do and the content you create.
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Sale!Discrimination in the workplace happens when an employee or group of employees is treated less favorably than similarly situated employees of a different race, sex, age, national origin, religion, genetic makeup, etc.
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Sale!Poor ergonomics can lead to cumulative traumatic musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that put strain on our bodies. There are very good reasons for accounting for the ergonomic health of your workforce, because musculoskeletal injuries, once developed, can keep people off of the job for life.
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Sale!Exposure to radiation in laboratories must be monitored and mitigated with appropriate safety precautions, because there is a risk for radiation poisoning. Although, proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and knowledge of appropriate safety measures, laboratory environments can limit the likelihood of exposure for students and staff.