Safety is paramount in the sheet metal workplace, and yet, hazards lurk in even the most benign environments. From slips and falls to chemical exposures, the potential for accidents is always present.

How safety and health professionals can scope out the big picture of workplace hazards and assess their risks through Visual Literacy practices.

A Globally Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazard Classification and Labeling. It is an international, standardized approach to hazard communication. The introduction of this system ensures that chemical ...

Process safety is about understanding hazards and risk, managing risk by providing the appropriate layers of protection to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents, and learning from incidents ...

Stakeholders seeking control measures to minimize the probability and severity of combustible dust incidents should work more closely with the fire service.

Cite this: Identification of Inpatient DNR Status: A Safety Hazard Begging for Standardization - Medscape - Nov 01, 2007.

Hazard Communication All employees have both a need and a right to know the hazards and identities of the chemicals they are exposed to when working as identified in the Hazard Communication ...

2. Hazard identification. The team identified a list of hazards that could occur on the machine. Combining their knowledge and expertise to ensure that every possible threat was evaluated. 3.

This will become clear when we dive into the details of hazard identification next month. Promoting Safety Culture: When employees are involved in safety programs, it creates a culture where everyone ...