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Shit That Can Kill You

Real hazards on the job and at home. What hurts people, how it happens, and how to not be the one it happens to. Read the list free. The breakdowns and video are for members.

The Three Seconds That Ruin the Rest of Your Life

STCKY. The job site hazards that do not give you a second chance. Read this twice.

4 things to know

Ladder Work: The Fall That Ends Careers and Lives

Falls from height kill more tradesmen than anything else on the job. Here is how to use a ladder so it is not your last day.

3 things to know

Electrical Panels: What Not to Touch When the Box Is Live

The panel looks like a bunch of switches. It is not. Here is what is safe, what is not, and when to walk away.

3 things to know

Trench Collapse: Why Dirt Is the Heaviest Thing on the Job

A trench cave-in does not injure, it buries. Here is why it happens fast and what keeps you out of the hole for good.

3 things to know

Chainsaw Kickback: The Half-Second That Takes a Leg or a Face

A chainsaw kicks back in less time than you can blink. Here is what causes it and the grip that keeps your parts attached.

3 things to know

Hot Water Heater Pressure: The Bomb in Your Basement

A water heater with a failed valve is a pipe bomb. Here is the part that stops it and how to know if yours is already failing.

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Table Saws and Kickback, the Cut That Finds Your Hand

Kickback is not a scare story, it is how fingers leave. Here is how to keep yours.

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Hot Work and Welding Fires, the Spark You Did Not See

The fire starts an hour after you packed up. Here is how to make sure it does not.

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Confined Spaces, the Quiet Way People Die

The gas that kills you has no smell, and the man who goes in to save you dies next.

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Rigging and Loads, What Drops When You Guess the Weight

The crane does not care about your estimate. Here is how to not be under it when it lets go.

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Heat Stress, Your Body Quitting Before You Do

Heat does not ask if you are tough, it just shuts you down. Learn the signs before you are on the ground.

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Lockout and Tagout, the Machine That Starts When You Are Inside It

The machine that starts when your hands are in it is the one that takes them. Here is how to make it stay dead.

4 things to know

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