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The Safety Brief

Dan Clark. Brief safety industry updates and tips for the safety manager.

The Safety Brief is a compilation of short Radio-Casts produced by Creative Safety Supply, LLC and Dan Clark, our resident all-round safety guru. In our radio-casts, we give short but valuable overviews and insights into how contractors and safety managers can be even more effective in protecting their workers.

Eye And Face Protection Answers From OSHA

Eye and face protection must be worn correctly by the worker and provided by the employer. Hear OSHA’s answers to important questions in this podcast. More: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/eye-face-protection-answers-osha/

Mar 8, 2016

3 min

Hot Work? You Need A Urine Color Chart

Hot work dehydrates employees. A urine color chart can help workers monitor hydration by checking the shade of yellow. So says government agency NIOSH. Get the chart and more here: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/hot-work-you-need-a-urine-color-chart/

Mar 3, 2016

2 min

Emotional Driving Spikes Crashes Tenfold

Emotional driving makes a person 10 times as likely to get in a crash. Hear how driving mad or sad can be worse than using a cell phone behind the wheel. Links and more: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/emotional-driving-spikes-crashes-tenfold/

Mar 1, 2016

2 min

Thermal Imaging With A Smartphone

Thermal imaging can make a safer workplace. Hear about infrared cameras for the device in your pocket. Bigger yet, a new smartphone has one built in. See links and more: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/thermal-imaging-with-a-smartphone/

Feb 25, 2016

3 min

Chemical Hazards And Emergency Planning

Chemical hazards can lurk, unseen. The CSB says we should take a lesson from the West Fertilizer Company explosion. Listen for their study results. Check out: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/chemical-hazards-and-emergency-planning/

Feb 23, 2016

3 min

Occupational Skin Disease Stopped Cold

Occupational skin disease (OSD) is caused by hazardous agents directly affecting the skin or creeping through it to wreak havoc with other body parts. More here: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/occupational-skin-disease-stopped-dead/

Feb 18, 2016

3 min

Safety Signs You Need In The Workplace

Safety signs help companies be OSHA compliant based on ANSI Z535 safety sign and tag standards. Hear about four categories of workplace safety signs. More: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/safety-signs-you-need-in-the-workplace/

Feb 16, 2016

3 min

Portable Containers In HazCom 2012

Portable containers for hazardous chemicals in the workplace can have NO labeling in only two situations, according to OSHA's HazCom 2012 standard. Links and transcript: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/portable-containers-in-hazcom-2012/

Feb 11, 2016

2 min

Carbon Monoxide Hazards in Winter

Carbon monoxide hazards spike in winter when heaters and fuel-gobbling equipment are used indoors. Beware of poisoning from odorless carbon monoxide. Check this: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/carbon-monoxide-hazards-in-winter/

Feb 9, 2016

3 min

Are Semi-Trailers Permit-Required Confined Spaces?

Permit-required confined spaces aren’t just sewer pipes. Semi-trailers can be hazardous too. Hear about hazards in three trailer types, empty and loaded. Links and stuff here: https://www.thesafetybrief.com/are-tractor-trailers-permit-required-confined-spaces/

Feb 4, 2016

3 min