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Hire only Licensed Lead-Safe Renovation Contractors to perform renovation, repair, or painting work if you own a home or operate a child-occupied facility built prior to 1978. National Lead Poisoning Prevention week is October 23-29, 2016. This year’s theme is “Lead-Free Kids for a Healthy …Continue Reading National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Removing snow from rooftops on municipal and state properties must be done safely to protect workers from injury. After excessive snowfalls like we have seen, the weight of the snow could impact the structural integrity of roofs and can be a cause for concern. Workers …Continue Reading Up on the Rooftop—Don’t Put Your Workers at Risk During Snow Removal
In Honor of September – National Preparedness Month, let’s talk about DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR BUSINESS Large and small employers should prepare for possible disasters. Whether a corporation with multiple locations and thousands of employees, or a small partnership with two employees, …Continue Reading Disaster Preparedness for Business
Heat illnesses and deaths are preventable. Employers are responsible for providing workplaces that are safe from excessive heat.
Falls in construction and other lines of employment are entirely preventable. Yet, in 2012, 269 people went to work at a construction site and never came home because they had fallen to their death. Please join us the week of June 2nd in an effort …Continue Reading National Safety Stand-Down To Prevent Falls in Construction
On April 28 of every year, we take time to remember our fallen workers and reaffirm our mission to work to make workplaces safer.
Please visit the Department of Labor Standards (DLS) Workplace Safety and Health Program table at the MASSbuys Expo May 1st at the DCU Center in Worcester. The Workplace Safety and Health Program’s mission is to prevent workplace injuries among public sector workers. We achieve this …Continue Reading Look for Workplace Safety and Health Program at the MASSbuys Expo
Massachusetts teens average over 700 work-related emergency room visits each year. Nationally, young workers sustain non-fatal injuries at almost twice the rate of older workers per hour, which can be partially explained because young workers are often provided insufficient health and safety training. One program …Continue Reading 4th Annual Safe Jobs for Youth Poster Contest
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