October 15, 2018
In the spirit of the season, we decided to take the time to map out our favorite 7 Halloween monsters and ghoulish safety precautions they represent.
Unlike Jack Skellington’s mischievous Christmas holiday takeover, most workplace holidays are safer in comparison. You don’t see many people dressed as a 6ft tall skeleton wearing Santa clothes and dangerously driving a sled full of horrifying gifts.
For the rest of us, there can still be holiday dangers lurking around every corner at work. When decorating your office or work environment you can face electrical hazards like damaged cords or overloading outlets that can cause a fire. Even placing cords in a busy area could cause someone to trip or fall. Using ladders to set up holiday decor, hand or power tools to secure them, and leaving behind a mess can all contribute to an unsafe work area.
Science? Superstition? Darkness? Being possessed by an evil entity can create new hazards all their own. The one scene in the Exorcist that comes to mind is the wicked vomit scene.
Bloodborne Pathogen standards apply to any workers that are exposed to human blood or other potentially infectious materials. It’s required that personal protective equipment is used to prevent contact. There should also be an Exposure Control Plan set in place to help eliminate and minimize exposure.
Stands for the pathogenic microorganisms present in human blood that can cause diseases. Such as Hepatitis B (HBV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and other infectious diseases.
This includes human body fluids like cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, pleural fluid, amniotic fluid, saliva (dental procedures), any fluid that is contaminated with blood, anytime there is body fluid present but you are unable to determine what it is, and more.
Check out our Bloodborne Pathogens in Industrial Facilities Safety Training Program
Dr. Victor Frankenstein is known for using alchemy to bring a corpse he created to life. Although he did not disclose his techniques, it’s believed he used electricity. Some believe he used lightening brought in by a thunderstorm.
Here’s to hoping he had access to rubber insulated blankets, rubber insulated covers, rubber insulated matting, rubber insulated line hose, rubber insulated gloves, and rubber insulated sleeves that could handle the voltage and current he needed.
If not, then he faced some serious electrical danger. Electricity can cause shocks, burns, skin damage, cardiac arrest, or electrocution.
Beetlejuice…Beetlejuice…Beetle… alright, I don’t think I want to summon this demon. He’s known as a “bioexcorsist” and claims to be the best at getting rid of the living. However, he’s also the best at making his clients feel sexually harassed and uncomfortable.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) states that sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature.
There is no current federal regulation for the training of sexual harassment but it’s important to take the necessary steps to protect employees and your company.
Since Beetle… is haunting in Connecticut, he would only need the training if he had 3 or more employees. You can Learn more about Connecticut’s “Time’s Up Act” here.
