5 Important Truck Lift Gate Safety Tips for Beginners In 2016, the US Department of Labor reported close to 2.9 million workplace injuries. Most of these injuries could have been prevented if work equipment were properly used. As a truck lift beginner, it is important to know how to keep yourself safe while using a truck
How to Operate a Scissor Lift Safely: A Beginners Guide In the period of one year, OSHA investigated 10 preventable fatalities and over 20 preventable injuries resulting from the improper use of a scissor lift. Considering all of these incidents were preventable, it's crucial employers and employees take proper steps to ensure the safety of themselves and
How to Avoid Scissor Lift Accidents When Training New Employees Over a one year period, OSHA found that scissor lift accidents claimed 10 lives and left 20 people seriously injured. Most of the time, these accidents could have been avoided through proper use of the equipment. This is precisely why safety when operating heavy machinery like scissor
How to Properly Train Your Employees About Hydraulic Lift Repair Techniques Are you struggling to keep up with the repair costs that come with calling specialists to have a look at your machinery? If so, it may be time to upgrade your employee training process. By training your employees about hydraulic lift repair, they'll know
How Growing Trends in Workplace Ergonomics Can Affect Your Business One in two adult Americans suffers from musculoskeletal (MSD) disorders. In fact, as many as 65% of American adults reported neck and back pain to their doctors in 2016. These studies also revealed many of the victims work in the industrial and manufacturing sectors. MSD injuries in welders
Ergonomics Safety in the Workplace: 4 Things You Need to Know Are you trying to find ways to improve safety at your workplace? If so, you aren't alone. For many businesses, workplace safety is an important part of day-to-day operations. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were nearly 2.9 million non-fatal workplace injuries and
Work at Height Safely With These 3 Pieces of Essential Equipment Did you know that nearly three million work injuries occur in the United States every year? Or that the risk of injury is especially high when employees work at height? Working from high heights on a regular basis can be stressful, but it doesn't need to
5 Safety Rules You Should Follow When Using a Hydraulic Hoist A hydraulic hoist is handy for lifting heavy loads. However, with that much power comes danger. One wrong move and you could end up losing a finger. To make sure that your finger count remains at 10, be sure to follow these five hydraulic lift safety
5 Pieces of Equipment You Need for the Perfect Garage Setup Do you like fixing up cars? Whether it's a hobby or a full-fledged business plan, mechanic skills go hand in hand with a great garage setup. If you're a mechanic or car enthusiast, you know that the right tools are important to get the
Top 5 Benefits of Improving Ergonomics in the Workplace Around 1 million people take time off work every year because of musculoskeletal injuries. Unfortunately, many of these injuries could have been avoided with the use of ergonomics in the workplace. By providing ergonomic solutions, employers can limit the number of workplace injuries that occur. But that's not