On the news, we always hear about people getting hurt or killed on the job. Most of the time, these could have been avoided. Sometimes it is because people are trying to take shortcuts on doing something and not using safety precautions. Other times it is because they are tired or fatigued. But sometimes it is due to lack of safety training at workplace.

This training is very important for every job. Injuries are not just because you have a certain job. They can usually be avoided. There is protective gear that you can wear. There are also steps that should be taken to avoid such injury.

Nobody should ever use chemicals, including cleaning supplies, until they have been given the proper training. It is important to have ventilation. It can also be fatal if the wrong chemicals are mixed. They should not be kept any place near each other.

Another thing that is important is that chemicals can splash in eyes or on skin. People need to know how to react when this happens. It should always be told to the employee how important that using cold water is because some chemicals may react and cause more burning if you use hot water.

It can also be important to know how to handle spills. Slip and fall accidents are very common in the workplace. The injuries caused by falling can be something that has to be dealt with for the rest of your life.

An employee must also know why you are wearing the gear that is required. Safety glasses are important to keep things out of the eyes and protect them from splashes. Ear plugs are a very common required piece of personal protection equipment or PPE. Hearing is not just something that goes as you get older. It is because of jobs that have been held or things that you do, like listening to loud music.

Steel toed shoes or boots are a good thing to wear sometimes also. It is important to protect your toes and your feet from falling objects or stubbing your toes. An object does not have to be real heavy in order to break a toe when it falls.

Forklifts are another thing that people get careless when using. Seat belts should always be worn at all times. If the forklift was to tip over, you will be protected. It will keep you on it so that it does not fall on you. This has happened too many times.

The training can be done in many ways. Some places will have meetings for all of the employees before they start the job. Other times it may be done with on the job training. Employees should be reminded periodically about the safety. Things become habit and we tend to slack on the safety part because we can get things done quicker. It is important that safety is the number one thing that we think of. A life is not something that can be replaced. Another person can take the job but they will never replace the person that was lost.

Author Bio: Act First Safety provides workplace violence, industrial safety products, safety training and consulting to Canadian businesses.

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