Thanksgiving Fire Prevention Safety

Thanksgiving Day has more than double the number of home cooking fires than an average day. Follow safety tips such as avoiding loose clothing near stoves, turning pot handles inward, and making sure fires and candles are out before ending the night, See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.

Avoiding Unsafe Acts

Many safety incidents are due to unsafe acts such as shortcuts, complacency, overconfidence, ignoring rules, and attitude. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.

Hand Tool Safety

Inspect your hand tools to ensure they’re in good shape. Don’t modify them and always use them properly. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.

Top OSHA Safety Violations

For the 13th consecutive year, fall protection topped the list with 7,271 violations in fiscal year 2023. Hazard communication, ladders, scaffolding, and powered industrial trucks rounded out the top five. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.

Chemical label basics

Chemical labels use color and number codes to indicate minimal (zero) through severe (four) hazards to health (blue), fire (red), and reactivity (yellow). See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.

Top 10 OSHA Violations

Fall Protection once again leads the OSHA top 10 violation list, followed by Fall Protection, Hazard Communication, Respiratory Protection, Ladders, Scaffolding, Lockout/Tagout, Powered Industrial Trucks, Fall Protection Training Requirements, Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment: Eye and Face Protection, and Machine Guarding. See the FREAS SharePoint page under Safety for more information on this topic and previous Weekly Safety Messages.