Category: Videos
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Active Shooter Awareness
Beyond Paranoia: The Professional Case for Active Shooter Preparedness In the landscape of modern workplace safety, few topics generate as much discomfort as the discussion of an active shooter event. For many employees, the thought of a colleague or stranger entering the workplace with the intent to cause mass casualty feels like a scene from…
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Confined Spaces Awareness
Confined SpaceHazard Awareness Know the spaces that can hurt you — before you ever step inside them. Working in a scrap yard means constant exposure to heavy machinery, towering material piles, narrow processing corridors, and powerful moving equipment. While oxygen-deficient atmospheres are not a primary concern for our operation — most work happens outdoors or in…
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Blind Spot Awareness Safety
BLIND SPOT SAFETY Working Safely Around Heavy Equipment Forklifts | Skid Steers | Front-End Loaders Every year, workers and bystanders are seriously injured — or killed — by heavy equipment they never saw coming. In most of these incidents, the machine was operating normally. The operator was doing their job. The tragedy happened because of…
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Pedestrian & Customer Safety
SCRAP YARD SAFETY GUIDE Protecting Employees, Customers & Pedestrians Safety is not just a rule — it is a responsibility we all share. Scrap yards are active, fast-paced industrial environments. Heavy machinery, sharp materials, unstable loads, and vehicle traffic create serious hazards at every turn. This safety guide has been developed to ensure that everyone…
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Daily Equipment Inspections
INSPECT BEFORE YOU START: Why Daily Equipment Inspections Save Lives Every industry that relies on heavy equipment shares a common truth: the machines that power productivity also carry the potential for catastrophic harm. From the bustling operations of a manufacturing floor to a sprawling logistics yard, equipment is the lifeblood of getting the job done.…
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Internal Incident Reporting
How a Simple QR Code Is Redefining What It Means to Build a Culture of Safety A Special Report on Hazard Reporting Systems, Industry Benchmarks, and the Metrics That Drive Lasting Change There is a moment that every safety professional knows — and quietly fears. It is the moment they learn that a worker saw…
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Eyewash Station Safety
Eyewash Stations in Scrap Metal Facilities: Choosing the Right Emergency Response System When a worker in a scrap metal facility gets metal fragments, dust, or chemical contaminants in their eyes, every second counts. The speed and effectiveness of the emergency response can determine whether the incident results in minor irritation or permanent vision loss. While…
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Avoiding Foreign Bodies in the Eye Safety
Finding the Perfect Fit: Selecting Proper Eye Protection in Scrap Metal Facilities In the scrap metal industry, eye injuries represent one of the most serious and preventable workplace hazards. Every day, workers face exposure to flying metal fragments, grinding dust, welding sparks, and airborne particles that can cause devastating eye injuries. While the importance of…
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Non-Ferrous Shearing Safety Training
Non-Ferrous Shearing Safety: Understanding the Metals You Cut Working with non-ferrous metals in a scrap yard requires a specialized set of skills and safety awareness that goes beyond general scrap processing. Unlike ferrous materials that behave predictably under shearing forces, non-ferrous metals each have unique properties that affect how they cut, where material flies, and…
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Lockout Tagout Tryout “AUTHORIZED” Employee
Lockout Tagout Tryout: A Guide for Authorized Employees in Scrap Metal Operations As an authorized employee in a scrap metal facility, you hold one of the most critical safety responsibilities in the entire operation. Whether you’re a maintenance technician who services equipment or a supervisor who locks out machinery to protect workers until repairs are…