SafetyBlog
Why Your Living Room Needs a Console Table
If your home is lacking style or
elegance, perhaps you should buy a console table. Placing one in your
house or apartment is an easy way to add style and fill empty spaces
for a low price. However, there are many other benefits to owning a
console table. Here, we'll take a look at some of the reasons why
console tables are becoming one of the hottest pieces of furniture on
the market.First, lets take a look at what a
console table is. Basically, a console table is a small, rectangular
t
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Apr 27th 2015
Power Drill Safety Tips
The power drill is one of the most commonly used power tools in the workplace. Using this otherwise simple tool, workers can drill pilot holes into wood or other materials with ease. But like all power tools, there's an inherit risk of injury when operating a drill. If your job requires you to use a power drill on a regular basis, follow the safety tips outlined below to reduce your risk of injury.According to an article published by Forbes, there were approximately 5,800 injuries that required
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Apr 22nd 2015
Inexpensive Ways To Decorate a Bedroom
Just because
you’re tight on money doesn’t mean you can’t re-decorate your
bedroom. Sure, you probably can’t go replacing all of the furniture
without coughing up some cash, but there are plenty of things an
individual can do to completely change their bedroom’s look for
free; here’s how it’s done:Create New
CurtainsDid you know that
curtains can be made using just a regular sheet of fabric? If you
have some leftover fabric laying around your house, try sewing a
small rod-holder loop th
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Apr 21st 2015
OSHA To Focus on Chemical Hazards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has teamed up with the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication in an effort to protect workers against chemical hazards in the workplace.To put the problem of chemical-related work injuries into perspective, it's estimated that approximately 32 million U.S. workers are exposed to one or more chemical hazards annually. Common injuries associated with chemical exposure may include disruption of the central nervous system, sterility, cancer
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Apr 20th 2015
CDC Publishes Report on Ladder-Related Fatalities
The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published a new report on ladder fatalities and injuries in the workplace. The report reveals a disturbing trend of increased ladder-related injuries. According to the authors, approximately 43% of falls that resulted in fatality over the past decade involved a ladder.“Falls remain a leading cause of
unintentional injury mortality nationwide, and 43% of fatal falls in
the last decade have involved a ladder, said Christina Socia. "Among w
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Apr 15th 2015