![]() Workplace No Jewellery Program -
THE PROBLEM
We’ve all heard the old sayings: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” or... “Better safe than sorry.”
These are all wise words to live by that have stood the test of time. Safety, in many cases, should be plain common sense.
Today workers of all ages and sexes are wearing more and more
From the traditional
And let's not overlook religious and Medic Alert Identification (bracelets, necklaces) jewellery displaying emergency life-saving medical information. Hazards of wearing any-and-all jewellery in most workplaces.
H armful, at times life threatening, jewellery-related accidents and injuries can happen to workers wearing dangling neckwear, jewe![]()
Hand lacerations, crushed and broken fingers, ear sc
Also, in some facilities wearing jewellery can carry or cause infectious diseases.
Work environments prone to jewellery-related accidents and injuries are manufacturing, processing, packaging, wholesale, distribution, construction, oil and gas, forestry, mining, public works, health care, waste and recycling, airline, telecommunication, tran
Typical questions to evaluate the risks of jewellery-related accidents and injuries at your place of work?
Are safety coordinators and plant managers repeatedly hounding obstinate workers to remove jewellery? Do some of your employees operate heavy machinery? Handle machines that rotate, slide or press? Operate hand or powered tools? Do your workers make use of materials or job processes that might be hazardous? Do you have jewellery-related hand accidents and injuries stories (or close call) caused by a careless employee wearing a ring or dangling bracelet in the workplace? Read the story of a military soldier "This Little Piggy..." Is your joint health and safety committee (JHSC) have a process for identifying and addressing jewellery-related safety risks for workers, temporary and young hires or guests touring a site? Is your JHSC launching a No Jewellery Program in the near future?
If you answered "YES" to any one of these questions, then take advantage of the resources on the next few pages and learn more about our easy-to-implement Workplace No Jewellery Program:
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