Spring Outdoor Safety Topics

Extreme cold can cause hypothermia frostbite and other problems.

Spring outdoor safety topics.

Spring forward and review your safety checklist time to change the clocks. Physical hazards physical hazards to outdoor workers may include extreme heat extreme cold noise and sun exposure. If you have to raise your voice to talk to someone who is an arm s length away the noise can be potentially harmful to your hearing. Snow is melting and rain is often falling.

Warm spring days and spring storms can cause very sudden rises in water levels. Browse the 250 completely free safety talks below. Spring is here and it s a good time to be outside enjoying the weather. A home maintenance routine can help your house operate more efficiently.

Here are some ways to help keep you and your loved ones healthy. Fire safety tips for fall when the weather turns cold most people spend more time inside their homes using fireplaces furnaces and heaters to keep warm. Learn to recognize poison ivy and poison oak and steer clear. Extreme heat can cause heat stroke heat cramps heat exhaustion heat rash and other problems.

If you are looking for talks in spanish or would like even more workplace safety resources check out our members area there are over 130 additional toolbox talks for members as well as our ebook safety meeetings safety powerpoint presentations 70 spanish safety. Spring and summer outdoor safety tips. Be wary of wet surfaces stream crossings and muddy roads. Before you get started on your outdoor to do list make sure you take appropriate safety precautions.

Rivers may be low in the morning but can be high by afternoon and roads are muddy. Yard work safety tips blue skies chirping birds warming temperatures april is prime time for getting home exteriors yards and gardens back into shape. Mosquitos ticks and fleas transmit diseases. Protect your hearing when operating machinery.

Avoid tick infested areas such as high grass or thick brush. You should also know about other poisonous plants like nightshade says carolyn dean md nd. Beware and aware of bugs. Use appropriate insect repellent.

We lose an hour when the clocks are set forward except in hawaii and most of arizona and for many that means a tired couple of days as our bodies adjust. Print them off to use for your next safety meeting or moment with your crew. Be especially wary of rising waters and flash floods. Safety tips for outside hazards machinery insects heat and more wear safety goggles sturdy shoes and long pants when using lawn mowers and other machinery.

In a word spring hiking is wet.