MINING:  SAFETY BULLETIN:  Clothing Caught in Machinery Amputates Worker’s Arm -  A worker with 18 years of experience in the seismic drilling industry was threading “stem wipes” onto the drill stem of a seismic drill as it turned at idle speed.  The worker stumbled forward and the quilted jacket he was wearing caught on one of the rotating stem wipes. The worker’s clothing wrapped tightly around the drill stem, resulting in the immediate amputation of one of his arms.  As a result of the investigation, the 2nd recommendation mentioning jewellery was: Workers must not wear loose-fitting or torn clothing where there is a possibility of the clothing coming into contact with moving parts of machinery. Section 362 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code requires employers to ensure that workers’ clothing under such circumstances is close fitting. If there is a possibility of a worker coming into contact with the moving machinery, section 362 also requires the employer to ensure that the worker confines or cuts short their head and facial hair and that they avoid wearing dangling neckwear, jewellery or other similar items.   http://www3.gov.ab.ca/hre/whs/publications/pdf/al028.pdf

COOLING OPERATIONS:  When using cryogenic liquids to cool an object, insert the object SLOWLY using tongs. This procedure minimizes any boiling and splashing which occurs when warm objects are added rapidly. Never wear watches, rings, bracelets or other jewellery, because if splashed by a cryogen, they can freeze to exposed skin. http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/prevention/cryogens.html

OFFICE RELATED:  Office-Related Illness and Injury:  Caught In or Between Objects:  The last category of leading disabling incidents occurs as a result of office workers who get their fingers or articles of clothing caught in or between objects. Office workers may be injured as a result of:  1)  Fingers caught in a drawer, door, or window. 2) Fingers, hair or articles of clothing and jewelry caught in office machines. 3) Fingers caught under the knife-edge of a paper cutter. 4) While working on office equipment, concentrate on what you are doing.

GARAGES:  What should I do after handling batteries?

	Rinse off your gloves well before removing them. Then rinse the apron to remove any battery acid that may have contaminated it.
	Wash yourself with soap and water immediately after servicing a battery.
	Neutralize spilled or splashed sulfuric acid solution with a baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) solution, and rinse the spill area with clean water.
	Keep tools and other metallic objects (including jewelry ) away from the tops of batteries.

http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/garages/batteries.html  

RESTAURANTS - COOKS\WAITERS:  Food and beverage servers take and serve patrons; food and beverage orders and Cooks who prepare a wide variety of foods. They work in restaurants, hotels, resorts, camps, central food commissaries, educational institutions, hospitals and other health care institutions, aboard ships and at construction and logging camps. Health and Safety Hazards recommendations were:

Aside from several layers of protective, dry, clothing, and a healthy mix of physical activity, regular warm up periods can help you safe workly in, and defend yourself from the cold.

Frostbite is the second most common cold injury. Noses, ears, cheeks, fingers and toes are most often affected. The freezing constricts blood vessels, which impair blood flow and may cause permanent tissue damage. If only the skin and underlying tissues are damaged, recovery may be complete. However, if blood vessels are affected, the damage is permanent and could result in the amputation of the affected part.  Seek medical attention. If possible, move the victim to a warm area. Give the victim warm drinks to replace lost fluids. Remove any wet clothing and loosen constricting jewelry that may restrict circulation.  Loosely cover the affected area with a sterile dressing (keeping fingers or toes separated) and quickly transport the victim to an emergency care facility. DO NOT attempt to rewarm the affected area on site (but do try to stop the area from becoming any colder).

Without the proper facilities, tissue that has been warmed may refreeze and cause more damage. DO NOT rub area or apply dry heat and DO NOT allow the victim to drink alcohol or smoke. http://www.ccohs.ca/newsletters/hsreport/issues/2004/01/ezine.htm

1. In work situations where jewellery , such as rings, necklaces or earrings, may heighten the risk of injury, these items shall not be worn by employees.

2.  Do not wear items that could become entangled in moving machine parts such as jewellery , drawstrings, ties, or loose clothing.

3.  Warn employees not to wear loose-fitting clothing or jewellery near operating farm machinery.
4.  Paragraph (g)(1)(i)(B) prohibits an employer from allowing respirators with tight-fitting face pieces to be worn by employees who have any condition that interferes with the face-to-facepiece seal or valve function. Examples of these conditions include, but are not limited to, missing dentures, the presence of facial scars, the wearing of jewellery , or the use of headgear that projects under the facepiece seal. As with the facial hair requirements, the intent of this provision is to prevent an employee from wearing a respirator if there is any factor that could prevent an adequate facepiece-to-face seal. Therefore, conditions such as missing dentures or facial scars will not prevent an employee from using a respirator where it can be demonstrated that those conditions do not prevent an adequate seal.
5. Many of us, as we grew up in our careers and I can remember back when I was in high school you could actually take shop courses and we learned about eye protection, not wearing jewellery and rolling up your sleeves and all the appropriate things that would work and not work in whatever you were doing. A lot of those classes have gone by the wayside.
6. (7) "Conductive apparel." Conductive articles of jewellery and clothing (such as watch bands, bracelets, rings, key chains, necklaces, metalized aprons, cloth with conductive thread, or metal headgear) may not be worn if they might contact exposed energized parts. However, such articles may be worn if they are rendered nonconductive by covering, wrapping, or other insulating means.