Contractor Safety Share | Sharing safety information

Proper Lifting

14. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

An employee strained
back lifting 24 kg drum. [More]

Knee Injury

7. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

Equipment Operator was stepping into a Lull lift with his right leg when he felt a "pop" in his left leg. [More]

Knee Injury While Entering Rough Terrain Fork Lift

7. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

Contractor equipment operator working on was stepping into Lull lift with his right leg when he felt a pop in his left leg as he was lifting it off the ground. [More]

Trip Resulting in Injury

7. August 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

While walking performing an electrical inspection, an electrician tripped over a curb on the floor, falling on his chest, requring treatment beyond first aid. [More]

Chemical in the Eye!

19. April 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

A drop of PVC primer landed in the employee's eye. [More]

Contractor Incurs Laceration to the Thumb

19. April 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

The employee held the IT wires with his left hand, cutting a zip tie with a motion towards his left thumb. [More]

Preplanning Is Critical in

29. March 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

The area foreman noticed the craftsman leaning on a duct line with his head resting in his hand. [More]

Slip, Trip and Fall

29. March 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

An employee was walking in across the parking lot stumbled and fell. [More]

Negative Pressure on Door Creates Potential Hazard

27. March 2012 Admin Safety Flash (0)

Employee was attempting to enter a room in order to perform work. The employee grabbed the door with right hand but was unable to easily open the door. [More]

North American Product Safety Agencies Team Up in the Name of Poison Prevention

22. March 2012 Admin General Safety Information (0)

As the United States marks the 50th anniversary of National Poison Prevention Week from March 18-24, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is teaming up with product safety counterparts in Canada and Mexico to call attention to the dangers of unintentional poisoning.
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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.

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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