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Working Near Underground Cables: Hazards & Safe Digging

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Plan before you break ground — pull current asset records from every owner (US: call 811; UK: query all DNOs and asset owners or NUAR) before any tool touches the soil. Locate and mark every service with a cable avoidance tool and signal generator (CAT and Genny), and treat the marks as approximate, not exact...

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Pesticide Safety: Handling, Storage & PPE Requirements

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The label is the legal instrument — In the US, UK, and EU the product label and its Safety Data Sheet set binding requirements for handling, storage, and PPE. Control exposure before you reach for PPE — Substitution, closed transfer, and re-entry intervals cut exposure first; PPE is the last line, not the fir...

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Substation Safety: Hazards, Access & Controls Explained

TL;DR — The Numbers That Define Substation Safety

74% of workplace electrical fatalities struck non-electrical occupations — meter readers, contractors, and grounds crews, not electricians (ESFI, 2025). 1,940 workplace deaths involved electricity from 2011 to 2023 in the US, roughly 150 per year (ESFI, 2025).

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Grain Silo Engulfment Hazards: Prevention & Safe Entry

TL;DR — The Numbers That Define This Hazard

~20 seconds to full burial: A worker standing in flowing grain can be buried completely in about twenty seconds, and knee-deep in roughly four to five (Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health, current). ~80% involve running equipment: Around four in five engulfments h...

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PTO Safety Guards: Hazards, Standards & Legal Duties

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Guard the whole driveline, not just the straight shaft. PTO safety guards must cover the stub, the universal joints, and the implement coupling — the joints are where most snags actually begin. A guard that spins with the shaft is not a guard. A seized guard bearing turns the cover into a wrap-point. Replace ...

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