Simple hand tools such as hammers, wrenches, chisels, screwdrivers, and pliers are highly underrated sources of potential danger. The truth is these very common, harmless seeming hand tools account for... read more →
Safety
Over one million workers every year experience back injuries, and one fourth of all worker’s compensation claims are a result of back injuries. Injuries to the back can have long... read more →
Your hands are one of the most complex parts of the human body, a combination of tendons, bones, tissues, and nerves work together to help your hands accomplish some amazing,... read more →
Impact wrenches go by a number of names including an impact gun, torque gun, air wrench, and impactor. It is a socket wrench power tool designed to help minimize the... read more →
Injuries from electricity are no laughing matter, even short durations of contact with small currents can cause quite a nasty shock, let’s go over some electrical safety! The human body... read more →
“Working Near Water” may mean different things to different people, anything from in the general vicinity of water, above water, and even in water. Any sort of work near or... read more →
Discrimination is described as “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things”, essentially meaning to treat a person or a group negatively based on their race,... read more →
The table saw is at the heart of most shops, and with 42% of the 720,000 woodworking injuries that happen each year involving a table saw, it’s necessary to know... read more →
Working with engines carries a risk of injury including cuts, scrapes, bruises, chemical burns, burns, strains, inhalation of toxic fumes, entanglement injuries from rotating parts, shocks, and back injuries. Many... read more →
Working with rough lumber in your projects can open up more creative possibilities and save money in comparison to the standard, pre-dressed wood alternative. However, there is more to it... read more →
