What if we apply the seven habits of effective people (by Stephen Covey) to Safety?… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
Safety Talk – Applying the 7 habits of effective people to SAFETY Read More »
Safety is everybody’s business, and our safety process requires the active participation of management, supervisors and shift workers. NO ONE INDIVIDUAL or group can do the job alone…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
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This document is good reading on the way to selecting and fireproofing your Christmas tree. It sounds fantastic and even provides a forest scent in the bargain. If you haven’t picked your tree yet be sure to read this. This year, take the oath: there won’t be an accidental fire in you house or apartment. …...
CHRISTMAS TREE SAFETY – Fire proofing a live Christmas tree Read More »
Today I exchanged e-mails with a longtime member of SAFTENG and the Fire Chief of the Waxahachie Fire Dept regarding the Magana Blend flammable liquids fire on October 3, 2011. The Chief is being very open and helpful in sharing as much information that he can at this time. He has given me permission to…...
UPDATE on the Magna Blend flammable liquid fire Read More »
These last few years have been tough on a lot of families, especially around the holidays. Traditons have had to be broken to make ends meet, families can not afford to travel to spend time with each other, etc. But there are some families that are enduring MUCH MORE than financial losses. Some families are…...
This holiday season, remember what Christmas is all about Read More »
I have several pet peeves when it comes to driving safety. Those who know me, know my hatred for impaired driving and my passion to raise seat belt and child passenger safety device usage. But on a lighter note there are two things that drive me crazy on almost a daily basis and that is…...
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UPDATED: OSHA’s 2011 Top 10 OSHA Violations Read More »
MANY THANKS to my NEW & RENEWING “Partners in Safety”for their support! Air Products since 2009, Benjamin Moore Paints since 2011, USEC since 2008, GRU since 2004, Soladigm since 2011, ZION Solutions since 2008, AMG Vanadium since 2008 2011 Fatality Tracker Electrical 73 (2010 = 90) (2009 = 100) Forklift/Manlift Mobile Equipment 72 (2010…...
44 incidents & 0 updates (11/2/11) Read More »
I have written extensively on flammable liquids and the hazards they present to work environments; but there is one hazard associated with using plastic containers for flammable liquids that tends to be lost in all the attention that is focused on what is happening within the containers and not outside the container. In this article…...
Plastics and Flammables – It’s what can occur outside the container we tend to over look Read More »
Recently we were asked to visit a site to look at an accident scene involving a contractor. The contractors were installing solar panels on the roof of a warehouse. When completed these solar panels (and there are over 1,000) will generate nearly 1.5 mega watts of electricity. This will reduce energy cost at the warehouse…...
Just an FYI for any business considering Solar or Wind power generation on site Read More »
This weekend, at 2:00 AM on November 6th, Daylight Saving Time will end, and revert back to Standard Time. You’ll need to wind back the clock one hour AND WE NEED to take an additional FIVE MINUTES and change the batteries in our Smoke Detectors and CO Detectors…. Membership Required You must be a member...
Changing your clocks… CHANGE the batteries in your SMOKE and CO Detectors Read More »
Many THANKS to John Newquist, Assistant Regional Administrator at DOL-OSHA, for providing this UPDATED version of OSHA Booklet 2254 (1998)! Click Here to download the PDF file…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...
UPDATED – Training Requirements in OSHA Standards and Training Guidelines Read More »
