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Better Safety with Machine Guards: Basics and Proper Use

Machines account for hundreds of injuries in the workplace every year. For this reason, employees must secure machines to prevent them from causing injuries and fatalities. No I’m not talking about using tagout, lockout and blockout procedures here. Instead, I’d like to discuss the importance of machine guards in the [...]

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Safety Incentive Policies Overseas

AFL-CIO in the States has given us permission to re-publish one of their articles. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions and represents 10.5 million members. Safety Incentive and Injury Discipline Policies: The Bad, the Worse and the Downright Ugly [...]

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