Safety
Material Handling Toolbox Safety Talk
Housekeeping & Storage
Housekeeping is everyone’s responsibility, and maintaining a clean and safe work area is key to preventing employee injuries, building fires, and chemical spills.
Machine Shop Safety Toolbox Talk
Machine Shop Safety
Machine shops are an integral part of the Cornell University campus. These shops support the University infrastructure, advance research operations, and are a focus for many student courses and elective activities. Machine shops can pose a myriad of hazards that must be taken seriously. Many of the most frequently cited OSHA safety standards pertain to machine safeguarding. Nearly 45,000 machinery accidents occur each year in industry, causing over one thousand fatalities. EHS has developed these standard practices for all University machine shops.
Woodworking Machine Safety Toolbox Talk
Woodworking Machine Safety
Machine shops are an integral part of the Cornell University campus. These shops support the University infrastructure, advance research operations, and are a focus for many student courses and elective activities. Woodworking machines can pose a myriad of hazards that must be taken seriously. EHS has developed these standard practices for all University woodworking machine shops. In addition, each machine shop has location-specific rules that must be observed by shop users.