Nail Guns: How To Prevent These All-Too-Common (and Costly) Injuries At Your Workplace
Nail Guns Webinar Recording
Nail guns are a very effective – and common – workplace tool. They can save both time and employee wear-and-tear.
But if they are not used in a safe manner, they can cause painful injuries that slow down productivity, damage morale, and even potentially increase your workers’ comp rates.
Join us for an in-depth webinar that will help you ensure that your nail gun safety program is compliant, comprehensive, and (most importantly) effective.
You’ll learn:
- What types of nail guns are currently available, and how the trigger systems work for each type
- Why you should consider a full sequential trigger nail gun for most jobs
- How to establish an effective nail gun safety program
- The personal protective equipment (PPE) you should invest in for employees who use nail guns on the job
- Nail gun work procedures and recommended best practices
- How to establish an effective nail gun maintenance program
- The most typical types of nail gun injuries, and how to prevent them
- Why it is critical that all nail gun injuries, including close calls, are reported, analyzed, and used both to improve your program and for training purposes
This webinar was recorded on Thursday, May 31, 2012
Nail Guns: How To Prevent These All-Too-Common (and Costly) Injuries At Your Workplace
About Your Speaker:
Ryan Clayton serves as a Contract Safety Director for multiple companies in the Indianapolis area and the east coast. He is responsible for delivering company safety training program presentations, developing and implementing company policies & procedures and performing project audits. Specializing in construction safety, with an emphasis on high hazard industries and areas such as commercial roofing, electrical and masonry safety, Ryan has provided safety expertise and consulting for numerous clients.
Ryan is active with both the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) as well as the Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety (MICCS). Ryan is well versed in pre-qualification admittance, general site consultation, employee and management training, contracted safety director positions, and full time site supervisory representation. A graduate of Indiana University with a B.S. in Public Health and M.S. in Occupational Health and Safety Management, Ryan is a certified OSHA Construction Outreach Instructor as well as a certified Asbestos Removal Worker.
