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Of course you have a safety committee. But how effective is it? Does it satisfy a state requirement with minimal creativity or innovation? Is it your ticket to a discount on your workers’ comp coverage? Or does it actually enhance your safety performance, giving employees at all levels an opportunity to lead and engage in […]
Have you ever lost power and needed an emergency or backup generator to continue operations? Do you have an emergency generator on-site, or do you have a plan to find one when a situation arises? Today we will review environmental considerations when using emergency generators, and tomorrow we’ll take a look at safety tips for […]
Yesterday we looked at the hazard of crashes caused by road debris and how they are different from other types of crashes. Today we’re going to look at how you can help to protect your drivers and others from these crashes.
You know what the main roadway hazards are, right? Distracted, drowsy, or drugged drivers; aggressive drivers; and drivers who are operating late at night pose the highest risk to themselves and others, right? But recent research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has identified a different risk. This risk occurs mainly during the day […]
At the most recent 2016 StormCon conference, thousands of stormwater enthusiasts infiltrated the city of Indianapolis eager to learn the tricks of the trade. Stormwater professionals from construction, industry, and municipalities all sought information on how to better their respective stormwater programs and to teach others the hard lessons learned.
In July 2015, the city water supply in Flint, Michigan, was revealed to be disastrously unsafe. In fact, the water quality in Flint had been poor for years, but it wasn’t until an independent study conducted by a professor from Virginia Tech University was released in September 2015, that steps were taken to reduce residents’ […]
When a worker was literally cooked to death in an oven at the Bumble Bee Foods, LLC, tuna factory in Santa Fe Springs, California, in October 2012, consumers of canned tuna gave a collective shudder. But all types of food production can be hazardous to workers—and as Upton Sinclair demonstrated when he wrote The Jungle, […]
Yesterday we began our stroll through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s (NIOSH) new database for engineering controls. We looked at search results for aerosols, asphalt fumes and ethylene oxide. Today we will report the search results for hydrogen sulfide, noise, and organic solvents.
In the hierarchy of controls for preventing workplace hazards, engineering controls rank right in the middle—after elimination and substitution and before administrative controls and use of personal protective equipment. Today and tomorrow we will take a look at a database for engineering controls recently launched by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
Yesterday we discussed ways to make employees’ commute friendlier to the environment, but we saved the ultimate answer for a greener commute—having workers stay at home and telecommute—for today.