Fall Prevention

Fatalities caused by falls from elevation continue to be a leading cause of death for construction employees, accounting for 350 of the 937 construction fatalities recorded in 2015 (BLS data). Those deaths were preventable. Continue Reading →

Know What’s Bugging You

As the weather warms up it is likely that we will be working outdoors, side-by-side with some potentially hazardous insects. Here are some samples of bothersome bugs that could result in serious health hazards. Continue Reading →

Safety Shortcuts

Most of us know that accidents are caused by only two things - unsafe acts or practices, and unsafe conditions. Some of us even know that 9 out of 10 accidents are the result of unsafe acts, or things we do when we know better. This is kind of strange if you think about it. We have more to fear from our own actions than from any other job hazards around us. Why do we deliberately expose ourselves to injury every day? Continue Reading →

Spring Training

I’ll bet you didn’t know that working for your company automatically got you a position on the company safety team. The safety manager, let’s call him "Coach," is a firm believer that, as a team, we win together and we lose together. So we all need to be peak performance players. Here are some notes from Coach's playbook: Continue Reading →

Establishing a Safe Work Environment

It takes both the employer and employee, working together, to establish a safe work environment. Continue Reading →

Working Around Moving Equipment

Construction sites, highway construction, manufacturing plants (big and small) all use mobile equipment such as cranes, trucks, earth movers, fork lifts and / or other material handling equipment to help with their work. Continue Reading →