With the proper use of safety signs and labels, businesses in New Jersey can alert their workers about possible safety hazards in the workplace. However, it is important that the messages on the signs and labels are easy to understand. There are technologies that...
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Stay safe if you regularly use a ladder on the job
Do you spend a lot of time climbing up and down ladders in your New Jersey construction job? You probably don't think very much of your ladder use and how dangerous ladders are, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) certainly has. To avoid...
The link between economics and workplace injuries
New Jersey workers might be safer when their employers are under less earning pressure according to a study that appeared in the Journal of Accounting and Economics. The study examined the relationship between pressure on managers to reach earnings expectations and...
What to know about robot injuries
Robots serve several different functions for those who live or work in New Jersey. For instance, they may be used to chop vegetables, help with animal grooming or even provide assistance building other robots. In some cases, robots are used by hospitals to distribute...
The importance of guardrails
New Jersey employers should ensure that they are following both International Code Council (ICC) and OSHA regulations for fall protection and guardrails. This may help them reduce the odds of a serious injury to someone visiting a premises or someone who may be...
HNOCs and labeling in New Jersey workplaces
A revised Hazard Communication Standard means that some hazards still need to be identified since some are not covered by OSHA or GHS classes. The classification for these hazards is "Hazard Not Otherwise Classified". An HNOC refers to a substance that is inherently...
Ag industry groups want OSHA to end emphasis on grain processing
Many farms in New Jersey and around the country have grain handling facilities. After a spike in employee fatalities in these operations in 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration focused outreach and inspections on operators in the Midwest and Great...
Landscapers and workplace safety
Being a landscaper in New Jersey can dangerous due to the repetitive and difficult work, heat exposure and hazardous equipment that is common to the profession. However, there are many safety and health procedures landscapers can keep in mind to ensure their own...
Proper protection could reduce workplace eye injuries
About 2,000 workers in New Jersey and around the country seek medical treatment each day after suffering some sort of eye injury. As many as 90 percent of these injuries could be prevented by goggles or other forms of eye protection, according to the American Academy...
Safety for workers in warehouses
New Jersey workers might wonder how safe a warehouse job site may be. There are a number of precautions employers should take to keep their warehouse workers safe. One of those precautions is ensuring that all onsite employees and contractors are given a site...

