Topics: Contractor Safety, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Eye Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, Eye & Head protection
What eye protection lenses are you relying for protection? More than 700,000 U.S. workers injure their eyes on the job every year! Come on. That number is ridiculous, especially when there’s eye protection out there for virtually every task. If you aren’t sure what kind of lens you need to provide, ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Facility Safety, Safety Glasses, Eye Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, how to, Eye & Head protection
Evaluate the risk factors and choose the right safety eye wear! Let’s talk about those eyes. Eye injuries happen on the job somewhere close to the tune of 2,000 incidents a day in the U.S. And guess what, 40% of workers who had an eye injury at work were wearing eye protection! Well, that’s just ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Hand Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, Safety Gloves, cut glove
One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to choosing the right hand protection, so make sure you wear the glove meant for the job. A cut glove alone may protect against a cut or abrasion, but if you are also working with chemicals or electricity, you need extra protection! You think a glove made for ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Hand Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, Safety Gloves
Are you choosing the right cut resistant gloves for the job? Bacon the Pig, our safety mascot, wants to make sure you understand how to match the safety gloves you need with the cut hazard of the job! Check out this handy chart from the safety swine himself!! Edge sharpness and force exposure are ... Read More
Topics: hazards, PPE, Cut gloves, Hand Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips
When you think hand protection safety, do the words "bare minimum" come to mind? Of course not! Learn about the new cut level standards in hand protection and why there are specific cut-resistant gloves for certain tasks. To help you make sure that your gloves are providing adequate protection, ... Read More
Topics: hazards, Fall protection, PPE, PFAS, Bacon's Safety Tips, Fall Protection and Rescue, how to
What You Need to Know about Fall Protection Often, rescue is overlooked when it comes to considering Personal Fall Arrest Systems (PFAS). That's a little insane, don't you think? Now, might be a good time to remind you of the ABCD's of Fall Protection! And, never forget about a pesky little thing ... Read More
