Spring Outdoor Safety Topics

Before you get started on your outdoor to do list make sure you take appropriate safety precautions.

Spring outdoor safety topics.

Here are some ways to help keep you and your loved ones healthy. Browse the 250 completely free safety talks below. Safety tips for outside hazards machinery insects heat and more wear safety goggles sturdy shoes and long pants when using lawn mowers and other machinery. We lose an hour when the clocks are set forward except in hawaii and most of arizona and for many that means a tired couple of days as our bodies adjust.

Avoid tick infested areas such as high grass or thick brush. Mosquitos ticks and fleas transmit diseases. If you are looking for talks in spanish or would like even more workplace safety resources check out our members area there are over 130 additional toolbox talks for members as well as our ebook safety meeetings safety powerpoint presentations 70 spanish safety. Spring and summer outdoor safety tips.

A home maintenance routine can help your house operate more efficiently. Extreme heat can cause heat stroke heat cramps heat exhaustion heat rash and other problems. You should also know about other poisonous plants like nightshade says carolyn dean md nd. Beware and aware of bugs.

Print them off to use for your next safety meeting or moment with your crew. With proper precautions and safety awareness your family can enjoy that crisp autumn weather while avoiding some of the dangers that come with the season. Rivers may be low in the morning but can be high by afternoon and roads are muddy. Yard work safety tips blue skies chirping birds warming temperatures april is prime time for getting home exteriors yards and gardens back into shape.

Scan for bad plants. Extreme cold can cause hypothermia frostbite and other problems. In a word spring hiking is wet. Daylight saving time begins every year on the second sunday in march.

If you have to raise your voice to talk to someone who is an arm s length away the noise can be potentially harmful to your hearing. Protect your hearing when operating machinery. Spring forward and review your safety checklist time to change the clocks. Spring is here and it s a good time to be outside enjoying the weather.

Be wary of wet surfaces stream crossings and muddy roads. Use appropriate insect repellent. Learn to recognize poison ivy and poison oak and steer clear. Snow is melting and rain is often falling.

Be especially wary of rising waters and flash floods.