The Safety Brief

In this podcast, we are going to talk about a less-known fact on construction sites in the United States. Struck-by Accidents are the number one cause of injuries at construction sites and the number two leading cause of death. That is a tragic loss of life that simply does not need to be.

Choosing the right safety label maker for your facility?s safety program is an important job. Many safety managers are given the hard task of updating their facility but are given a very limited, if any, budget to do it with. / / Because every penny counts and more importantly the investments need to last a long time and keep on providing a high quality service at an ongoing low price, the purchase decision for a good thermal label printer is crucial. / / Follow along as Dan Clark continues to cover the various aspects of finding the perfect printing solution for OSHA compliant safety labels.

Safety labels from an industrial label maker can help you pass an OSHA inspection, and keep employees safe. An inspection from OSHA could come at any time. Inspections often focus on signs and labeling. Follow along with this short radio-cast from Dan Clark as he relays the story of a facility safety manager who needed to come up with a plan to get the facility into shape. Dan covers various aspects of the job and duties of that hapless facility safety manager as he begins his journey of trying to find the perfect solution to creating safety labels with an almost non-existent visual workplace budget.

Lockout-tagout is the #1 cited violation for general industry by OSHA, but they estimate the Lockout-tagout standard prevents 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries annually. LO/TO is being adopted industry-wide and on a global scale as a best practice for increasing facility safety. SEE MORE AT:   www.thesafetybrief.com/lockout-tagout-systems

Safety podcast? This is The Safety Brief, dedicated to industrial and construction safety. Episodes are always less than 5 minutes, posted twice weekly (most of the time). OSHA standards. Fall protection. Drones at construction sites. If it deals with workplace safety, we’re talking about it. Safety managers and company owners can stay current on safety with this series hosted by Dan Clark.

TRANSCRIPT: (:00) intro music and effects (:04) Dan Clark: Hello! This is Dan Clark from The Safety Brief, a free podcasting platform dedicated to helping owners of construction and manufacturing companies, safety managers and anyone who works where hazards may lurk. Accidents CAN be prevented if only we can all commit ourselves and our companies to learning about and maintaining good solid safety habits and practices. (:27) We believe that The Safety Brief podcast channel is a child of necessity. During our hectic day of work and managing people who need to get that work done, we sometimes forget to follow safety procedures — protocol that has been set in place by safety entities such as OSHA or MSHA, based on decades of unfortunate accidents or deaths. Sometimes just the smallest adjustment in our thinking and actions can make the difference between life and death. A good day at work versus a day marked by a tragic accident. (1:00) We invite you to take a listen — play or download the file that speaks you. Pick a safety topic you need to brush up on or hear for the first time. Some of the safety topics we discuss are:

— Ladders. — CPR & AED. — Forklifts. — Mining. — Respirators. — OSHA training. — Lockout/tagout. — Heat illness. — Flame resistant clothing. — Combustible Dust and more.

We keep our safety podcasts short so that you can easily listen to them and then immediately move on, putting them into practice. (1:32) We hope you come back, and we'll have a new podcast for you on a regular basis. And if there’s a specific topic you would like to hear more about, just drop us a line and we'll work it into the schedule. Danger can be found in many of today's workplaces and facilities. But with proper training and the right attitude, so can safety. Thanks again for dropping by. This is Dan Clark signing off and wishing you a safe and trouble free workday! (2:01) END sounds provided by www.freesfx.co.uk and www.audiosoundclips.com