Tagged: summer

Weekly Safety Meeting – Insect Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Insect Safety

Insect Safety As summer approaches, you may notice an increase in the number of insects buzzing around outside. People with an allergy to stinging insects will want to take extra precautions this time of year. Up to 5 percent of Americans are at risk for a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic...

Safety Tip of the Week – Insect Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Insect Safety

Insect Safety As summer approaches, you may notice an increase in the number of insects buzzing around outside. People with an allergy to stinging insects will want to take extra precautions this time of year. Up to 5 percent of Americans are at risk for a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Is Coming

Weekly Safety Meeting – Heat Is Coming

Heat is Coming One of the most significant hazards that summer brings is heat illness. Although there may not have been very many truly hot and humid days yet this year, now is the time we need to talk about heat illness. Quite honestly, your body is probably not yet...

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Is Coming

Safety Tip of the Week – Heat Is Coming

Heat is Coming One of the most significant hazards that summer brings is heat illness. Although there may not have been very many truly hot and humid days yet this year, now is the time we need to talk about heat illness. Quite honestly, your body is probably not yet...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Weekly Safety Meeting – Hot and Hazardous

Hot and Hazardous: Heat Illness Can be Deadly Heat can be a real danger for workers during the summer, especially those who work outdoors. Heat illness should be viewed as a serious health problem – one that can even be fatal. For many people, summer heat is uncomfortable. But for...

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot and Hazardous

Safety Tip of the Week – Hot and Hazardous

 Hot and Hazardous: Heat Illness Can be Deadly     A rise in body temperature of as little as 2 degrees can negatively impact brain function, making heat an underlying cause of job accidents. As workers overheat, their diminished brain function can cause them to overlook hazards and make mistakes....