Contractor Safety Share | Sharing safety information

Scaffold Component Failures

28. February 2013 Admin General Safety Information (0)

In the past 3 months we have had two different scaffold clamp malfunctions. [More]

Chinese Polyester Slings

25. February 2013 Admin General Safety Information (0)

A damaged polyester sling was discovered during a routine safety
audit. The label indicated “If red core yarns are visible remove the
sling from service”. [More]

Chinese Polyester Slings

24. February 2013 Admin General Safety Information (0)

Recall Notice [More]

Employee Trips, Striking and Injuring Knee

18. October 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

Landscaping Employee Injured [More]

Employee Injures foot stepping on nail

27. September 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

An employee had just moved a loaded pallet when he stepped on a peice of wood containing nails that had broken off the pallet during movement. [More]

Employee Injures foot stepping on nail

27. September 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

An employee had just moved a loaded pallet when he stepped on a peice of wood containing nails that had broken off the pallet during movement. [More]

Hazard Review of Routine Task

30. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

An employee prepared to pour the contents of a large chemical container into a funnel that fed a chemical reservoir that was attached to a piece of equipment. [More]

Planning for the task

30. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

A contract firm employee experienced difficulty while trying to remove a cap from a new / unused needle. [More]

Lockout and De-Energize Safely

30. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

employees were investigating and set to repair a leaking water valve in a heating hot water system. [More]

Slip, Trip and Fall

14. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

Employee slipped pulling a cart and fell backwards. [More]

What is CS-SHARE?

The Contractor Safety Sharing (CS-SHARE) web site provides a platform for the communication and retrieval of information that will help ensure the safety of workers. Information such as lessons learned, best practices, safety recalls, safety flashes, general safety articles, etc. may be submitted for publication.

How is Information Submitted?

Submission of information to the site is open to anyone through a simple process. Craft, supervision, management, as well as safety personnel are encouraged to share what they have learned, read, or experienced with others through the site. Through this sharing of information others may be able to prevent a similar incident in the future.

How is Information Processed?

Submitted information will be evaluated for applicability, clarity of content, accuracy of information, necessity for further review and the urgency for sharing the information. All submissions will be edited to remove the submitter's name, company, dates, etc. Private submissions will be edited to remove any location specific data identified in the information. Public knowledge submissions will be communicated, as applicable, without content editing. The original submission will be stored in a secure database accessible only to the CS-SHARE Administrator.

How is Information Communicated?

To ensure immediate communication of published information register to receive CS-SHARE email notifications. Registration is free and open to anyone. Email notifications will be received immediately for any published high priority/urgent communication. All published submissions will be sent in a weekly summary email notification. Additionally, information is always searchable on the site through category, key word, and advanced search functions.

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