Lori Sereditch

Workplace Safety

Lori Sereditch is the editor of the Rapid Learning Institute’s Workplace Safety Rapid Learning Center and the editor of the Workplace Safety Network blog. She’s worked as safety professional, managing occupational safety and health programs including developing and conducting safety training, writing safety programs and managing workers compensation claims for several companies. Along with many years of field experience, she holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Environmental Health.

Recent Blog Posts

Fatal fall from oil tank

May 14, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Workers often underestimate the risks of working at heights of ten or fifteen feet. They don’t seem that high, but a fall at this height can have deadly results if fall protection is not worn. William Irby Jr.,... Read the full article

Worker crushed to death under 5,000 lbs. of granite

May 7, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

It’s a good idea to keep a safe distance away while prepping material to be rigged, as this accident shows. Jacob Margalit, 44, owner of Golden West Tile and Stone, was preparing to unload 12 x8 foot granite... Read the full article

Two workers killed in crane collapse

April 30, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Crane work should be stopped at the first sign of bad weather. Here’s an unfortunate case where it wasn’t. Terry Weaver of Austin TX, and Thomas Fairbrother Jr. of Grand Saline, TX, were working on a crane at... Read the full article

Is unreported hazard a stumbling block?

April 23, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

As Tim Foss carried a large box across the warehouse floor, he stepped on a bent grate and fell, twisting his knee. “I don’t see how Tim can be suing the company,” said Denise Marks, head of the... Read the full article

Tragic and nearly unbelievable: Vodka bottle used as secondary container

April 16, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

You know workers' using secondary containers are supposed to follow specific protocols: they must identify the chemical in the secondary container, manufacturer, hazard warnings, etc. Here’s a tragic and almost unbelievable example of why: Vehicle drivers at a... Read the full article

Sudden release of materials strikes and kills man unplugging pipeline

April 9, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Things that come unstuck sometimes come unstuck suddenly. People “in the line of fire” need to remember they are in the line of fire and prepare accordingly. A 52-year-old oil pipeline worker was killed in the Alberta, Canada,... Read the full article

Worker falls off mobile work platform

April 2, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Workers may feel safe from falls inside mobile, elevated work platforms, such as scissors lifts and cherry pickers. There are built-in safety devices: If you maintain your center of gravity and use the equipment as specified, you’re highly... Read the full article

Contact with power lines kill worker

March 26, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

The best way to prevent electrocution from contact with power lines is to shut off the power. But when that isn’t possible, remind workers to use barriers and stay a safe distance away. Joseph Janisch, 34, an employee... Read the full article

Crushed between steel rolls

March 19, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Industrial equipment should always be locked and tagged out any time employees need to work near moving parts. Case in point. Larry Kostelnik, 60, Westerville OH, worked in the receiving department of a cylinder plant. He became caught... Read the full article

Loose clothing and rotating equipment adds up to tragedy

March 12, 2013 by Lori Sereditch

Here’s a tragic reminder of the danger of wearing loose clothing around rotating equipment: A 29-year-old Ventura County, CA, man’s clothing became entangled in an augur. Ernesto Rodriguez Gomez was using the augur to dig post holes on... Read the full article

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