Video of the Week

SAFTENG Members can see my SCBA Hydro cheat sheet if you have questions about the frequency of your testing frequency of your SCBA cylinders.  This video does a nice job explaining the hydro testing process.  The second video walks us through a nice monthly inspection of an SCBA.  The inspection was done per the manufacturer’s

My “attention getter” for my HAZMAT classes!  This is one amazing piece of footage that every responder needs to see. PLEASE NOTE that my YouTube Channel is now “private”, seems there was one individual who was easily offended.  YouTube support suggested that I go private and manage the subscribers.

On October 4,2001 Cody McNolty was working as a welder’s assistant in northern British Columbia. He was helping his father refit a log barge.  Four workers were rendered unconscious from a lack of oxygen. Dan McNolty (the father) died. Precious Time documents Cody’s story, a story of confined space rescue that goes tragically wrong.  Precious Time was created

You may be thinking this video was shot in 1950’s, but nope it is 2015!  If you ever wondered why we still have PRCS accidents in transportation containers, this may be a small indicator of why!  Make sure you have your volume up so you can hear their conversation – UNREAL (ESPECIALLY at the 15:15

In my world, we always had a written barricading safe work practice.  This SWP covered everything from using “jersey barriers” to our bollards design and included the use of barricade tape:  YELLOW was for CAUTION and could be crossed as long as you had on the required PPE to be inside the barricaded area and

I have heard of this happening several times off the span of my career, but this is the first time I have seen it.  I will also add that “gravity” is the most often overlooked/ignored energy source when it comes to LOTO.  With “electrical” being the most recognized energy source, somehow the one source that