These articles are the result of 35 years of safety experience in which many people contributed ideas, questions and suggestions. The Penn-Jersey chapter began publishing these one-page discussion starters in its email newsletter in 2009. Topics cover a wide range of subjects and represent the result of special research on each individual topic. Topics generally are along the theme of things safety practitioners should know so that we can provide technically correct and useful guidance to our various stake holders.
- ALERT! The Hazards of Icicles!
- Are there Safety Proverbs?
- Are You A Knight or a Farmer?
- Are you a Safety advocate?
- Are you a windsock
- Are You a Zipper Pull?
- Are You Becoming A Commodity?
- Are you hoarding Safety Cruft?
- Are You Safety Literate
- Book-em, Danno
- Boston Molasses Disaster
- Carbineers & Snap Hooks Used in Fall Protection
- Clothing Sun Protection
- Could we do Open Source Safety?
- Developing Reasonable Inspection Frequencies
- Difference between Area of Refuge and Shelter in place
- Do injured employees have Leprosy?
- Do our actions nullify or exacerbate CD?
- Do You or Your Acquaintances Suffer from Scotosis?
- Driving Drowsy Could Land You in Jail
- Hand Washing is Vital to Disease Prevention
- Hard hats have come a long way
- Hazardous Location Seal Fittings- EYS’s
- Hazards of Working in High Wind Situations
- I Have a Dream
- Information about Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter’s
- Is your stage curtain FR?
- Lock-Out Tag-Out Essentials
- Miasma – The Source of Injuries?
- More Ruminations on Safety as a Verb not an Adjective
- NIOSH Respirator Approval Numbers
- Ostrichism
- Protecting Workers From Fire-Related Injury?
- Recognizing a Drowning Victim
- Recommended protection from Flash Fire
- Responsibilities of Persons Assigned Fire Watch Duties
- Safe Use of Road flares
- Safety Showers & Eye washes
- Safety Symbology, its meaning and origin
- Safety vs hazard in NEC Classified Locations
- Speak Clearly, please
- Specifications for a "Standard Guard Rail"
- Take Home Contamination
- The Hazards of Jewelry on the job
- The Humble Safety Pin
- The importance of good hydration
- The Left-Hand Rule for Closing a Circuit Breaker
- The NFPA 704 Placard System
- The Safety Practioner’s Creed
- The Ten Commandments of Safety
- Things you need to understand about Flammable Liquids
- Understanding Fire Doors and Exit hardware
- Understanding Flammable Vapor Meter Operation
- Understanding Switchboard Matting
- Use of Low-Speed Utility Vehicles (Golf Carts)
- What do you know about Ototoxins?
- What do you Really Know about Acetylene?
- What is a Flammable Liquids Cabinet
- What is Caution?
- What is the can’t let go current?
- What is the PDI ranking of your organization?
- What safety practitioners need to know about Safety Shoes?
- What should you know about RF Energy
- What to do for a clothing fire
- What you need to know about fire doors and exit hardware
- What You Need to Know About Lightning
- What you need to know about Safety Glasses
- Why do we continue to measure failures
- Working in cold environments can involve health risks