Lasers (Download) Lasers http://www.rainydaymagazine.com/RDM2007/Home/Oct2007/RainyDayScience/WickedLaser/FocusedBeam2Big.jpg Laser L Light A Amplified By S Stimulated E Emission of R Radiation “ Thus the laser is a device which produces and amplifies light.” OSHA STD 01-05-001 – PUB 8-1.7 – Guidelines for Laser Safety and Hazard Assessment A Brief History The mechanism by which this stimulated emission is accomplished […]

Housekeeping (Download) Housekeeping Source: http://www.healthandsafety.co.uk/shop/ Housekeeping involves keeping the construction site safe for workers and others, and covers such things as keeping work areas neat and tidy, removing waste, and laying out the site, storage and maintenance areas for accident/fire prevention. Introduction → scope Introduction → concern Good Housekeeping is the foundation of accident prevention […]

Heat (Download) Heat Heat in Construction Heat can KILL construction workers if dealt with improperly This is especially true in the southern states the summer temperature is extremely high Heat can also bring abnormal feelings to workers and significantly reduce their productivity Heat is dangerous in construction Emergency treatment after heat-related disorders appear is sometimes […]

Generators (Download) Portable Generators www.nairanaira.com Generators Generators convert gas or diesel fuel into usable electricity (that is, mechanical energy into electrical energy). If used and maintained properly, gas generators are relatively safe. Portable generators are defined by OSHA as “internal combustion engines used to generate electricity” (OSHA, 2009). http://www.bouncehousesplano.com/generator.jpg and www.peakpowertools.com/Portable-Generators-s/1.htm Generators are commonly used […]

Files (Download) FILES FILE A file is a hand tool used to shape material by cutting. Files normally take the shape of a hardened steel bar with metal ridges. THE FILE Point (called “Tang”) for attaching a handle, #1,2,4 are Files and #3 is a Rasp Files shape metal while Rasps shape wood. (Note different […]

Edgers (Download) PORTABLE EDGERS SWISHER OWNER ’ S/OPERATOR ’ S MANUAL for E4-E3000 LAWN EDGER EDGER DESCRIPTION An edger is a lawn-care tool used to trim grass or weeds cleanly from the edge of a walkway. Created by King o’ Lawn in 1940. PORTABLE EDGER USE Edgers may be manual or automated Manual: shown in […]

Bees (Download) http://hutnyk.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/bees.jpg Bees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee ) Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila . There are nearly 20,000 known species of […]

Altitude (Download) ALTITUDE INTRODUCTION 40 Million people live at altitudes over 3000 m Impossible to live at altitudes over 5500 m for more than a few months. Improvements in technology are allowing for construction activities to occur in more difficult and dangerous areas. Safety concerns include tight working spaces, maintenance of mechanical equipment and worker […]

Wood Chippers (Download) Wood Chippers Parts of a Wood Chipper Wood Chipper Accidents 31 Work-Related Deaths An average of 204 injuries per year An estimated total of 155 amputations Injury Statistics (1992 – 2002) United States Workers feeding material into self-feeding wood chippers are at risk of being fed through the chipper knives if they […]

Ticks (Download) TICKS 1 What are Ticks? Ticks fall under the class “ Arachnidia ,” which includes s piders, s corpions and mites. Ticks are small parasitic creatures that feed off the blood of host. Ticks typically dwell on the skin of hosts. Hosts can be animal or human. There are roughly 850 species of […]