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Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Hazards

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot Work Hazards

Welding is a routine job on many worksites. However, this common task has hazards that can result in serious injury and property damage. Welding operators, as well as bystanders, can be directly affected by these hazards. Fires on industrial sites are caused by a variety of activities including welding or...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Hazards

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot Work Hazards

For some of you, welding is a hands-on job; but welding safety is really up to everyone. It involves not only the welder, but also those working in the vicinity of welding operations. We also need to watch out for hazards should a contractor enter our facility to do a...

Safety Tip of the Week – Prevent Blood Clots

Safety Tip of the Week – Prevent Blood Clots

We travel a lot during the holidays. Traveling often includes sitting for periods of time, waiting, or driving or flying to our destinations. According to the CDC, the act of sitting for a long time without getting up and moving, or walking around, can increase the probability of blood pooling...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Prevent Blood Clots

Weekly Safety Meeting – Prevent Blood Clots

With the holidays upon us, we will probably be traveling a lot and, of course, traveling often includes sitting for periods of time waiting in addition to driving or flying to our destinations. This can increase our chances of developing a Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). TVP is a type of...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Handwashing Facts

Weekly Safety Meeting – Handwashing Facts

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. How Germs...

Safety Tip of the Week – Handwashing Facts

Safety Tip of the Week – Handwashing Facts

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), keeping hands clean is one of the most important steps we can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to others. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not washing hands with soap and clean, running water. How Germs...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Emergency Exits

Weekly Safety Meeting – Emergency Exits

Knowing which route to take during an emergency is important. So is talking to employees about possible situations in which they might need to escape and muster in a planned location. Everyone should be prepared for an evacuation emergency, even if it does not seem likely to happen. Fire drills...

Safety Tip of the Week – Emergency Exits

Safety Tip of the Week – Emergency Exits

Knowing which route to take during an emergency is important. So is talking to employees about possible situations in which they might need to escape and muster in a planned location. Everyone should be prepared for an evacuation emergency, even if it does not seem likely to happen. Fire drills...

Safety Tip of the Week – Ethylene Oxide Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Ethylene Oxide Safety

Ethylene Oxide is a flammable, colorless gas with a faintly sweet odor that smells like ether at toxic levels. Above its boiling point of 51.3°F, it is a gas, but below that temperature it is a liquid. It is mainly used to make other chemicals. Large amounts are used in...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ethylene Oxide Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Ethylene Oxide Safety

Ethylene Oxide is a flammable, colorless gas with a faintly sweet odor that smells like ether at toxic levels. Above its boiling point of 51.3°F, it is a gas, but below that temperature it is a liquid. It is mainly used to make other chemicals. Large amounts are used in...