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With no pre-job plan, two workers improvised the lifting of a concrete barrier using an excavator. One of them would lose part of his leg. (2 min 49 s)
Lack of maintenance and improper servicing of a kettle became a recipe for a disaster.The kettle exploded, injuring 3 workers and destroying a kitchen. (3 min 5 s)
Every year several hundred manufacturing workers in B.C. injure their hands due to missing or inadequate safeguarding. Don't be one of them. (2 min 30 s)
Trapped air pressurized to hundreds of pounds per square inch inside a pumper hose. Its sudden release caused a hose to whip violently, throwing a worker. (2 min 41 s)
Ever worked around a power line and not recognized the hazard? This slide show illustrates how dangerous working around power lines can be.
(1 min 57 s)
Ever wondered whether a weight was safe to lift? Our
new lifting calculator helps estimate whether a lift has a low, moderate,
or high risk of injury. (1 min 13 s)
An accident investigation where a worker died after
being pulled into a woodchipper. The accident is described using the
actual photos from the scene. (2 min 43 s)
Slide show of an accident investigation where the driver
of the tanker truck was almost killed by deadly H2S gases in the atmosphere
while filling his tank. (2 min 28 s)
Slide show of an accident investigation where a worker
was almost killed when the link from a broken harvester chain shot
through the window of the harvester. (2 min 7 s)
David Fushtey is a self-employed sculptor. He recognizes
the benefits of working safely and of Personal
Optional Protection (POP). POP is insurance
that can protect you against wage loss if you are injured or contract
a disease as a result of your work. (2 min 16 s)
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