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Our mission is to make safety training accessible and effective. This blog brings together the latest industry news, regulatory updates, best practices, and training insights to help employers and workers create safer job sites. Explore our newest articles below and check back regularly for fresh content.
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Arc Flash Requirements
The results from arc flashes are usually very violent when a worker is nearby and can cause serious injury or death. The serious threat arc flashes can make in a workplace, OS…
US Department of Labor Awards $3.3M for Women
On September 9th the US Department of Labor announced that $3.3 million would be granted to expand job opportunities for women. The purpose of the grant is to help recruit, tr…
Recording Injuries: When Do We Need To?
Your employee sustains a small cut on their arm while performing their daily work responsibilities. It’s work-related, but is it OSHA recordable? The short answer is no. Accor…
How Do You Rescue Someone from a Confined Space?
It was a routine day with the public works department. You and a co-worker were just asked to check out the sewer in a residential area. The neighbors were complaining about a…
Danger From Above! Dun dun duuuuuun!
Look up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a wrench your coworker dropped from the third floor of a building and it’s coming right at you! This object may not b…
360 Excavator: Recognizing The Top 6 Hazards
Why Safety MattersOn September 27, a falling tree crashed through the cab of a 360 excavator, killing the 47-year-old operator inside. While falling debris poses a major hazar…
Fatigue at Work: What You Should Know
Fatigue in Workplace The hour strikes three and you become exhausted either physically or mentally. We’ve all been there. Fatigue in the workplace is a real thing. Symptoms in…
In the News: Georgia Man Killed in Chainsaw Accident
Chainsaws, while useful and for many kinds of projects, can be incredibly dangerous to use. Let’s take a look at a fatal chainsaw incident in Colbert, Georgia, and how the Har…
We Cracked the Top 20!
2021 – Top 20 Company Training Industry Celebrate with us! Hard Hat Training has made it into the top 20 best training companies listed on Training Industry’s 2021 Health and …
What are the three pedals on the forklift for?
Ever wondered what the pedals on the forklift do? Why are there three of them? Is it any different than driving a car?The forklift is one of the most useful vehicles that work…
Logger death in National forest
Logging and forestry jobs can be very dangerous and unpredictable professions. Over thirty-six work-related deaths occurred in Idaho in the past year. These recorded deaths ar…
Why Do I Need to Know About EM 385-1-1?
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the main organization in charge of coordinating and carrying out military engineering projects like construction, environm…
