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.  All you need do to stop this possibility is to FIREPROOF the live...

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 post his e-mail exchange with the SAFTENG.net Member so that others may learn from this...

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 livng with tramatic injuries and serious illnesses of their loved ones, on...

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 what goes on in the left hand lane.  Now for our international friends, in the USA the left hand...

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  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...

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 I reveiw a MUST READ report titled Plastic containers for flammable...

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 by nearly 50%.  HOWEVER, this also now makes the site...

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.

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.

Not sure if ANSI is considering this new language, but I sure do like it!  Source will remain anonymous.

Not meant to be a trick question, but as it turns out, it actually is!  It depends on if your workplace is a “general industry” or “construction” worksite.  Now stick with me as I explain the difference… … HomeRead More »