Archive for the ‘Safety Minute’ Category

Trevor Says…

Friday, February 18th, 2011

Do we need to follow all the rules? Are meetings worthwhile? Why does equipment fail in service? Read Trevor Kletz's answers to these questions: http://pscfiles.tamu.edu/research/trevors-corner/tcorner15.pdf

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Workplace Safety Ad: Converying the Safety Message

Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Here's a touching ad from WorkSafe, an Australian safety agency, that makes us realize the importance of safety at work.

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174 Times and then KaBoom

Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

You may have read about the 2007 incident at T2 laboratories  in Florida - the explosion killed four of the company's 12 employees, injured four other workers and 28 community members. It was the 175th time the T2 personnel were running the reaction to produce methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl (MCMT), a gasoline additive. What was so ...

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Does this explain why Hazards are missed and Risks go unnoticed?

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Take a look at the following video and let me know what you think.  httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

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Driver Safety Video

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Below is an excellent safety message about driving safely (Courtsey: Paul Koyich). httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl4Y4csBwTw

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