Ten Steps to Safer Operation of Cranes

Ten Steps to Safer Operation of Cranes

By Dave Remter, Account Manager, and Mark Steinhofer, Ph. D., CHST, Account Manager Safety Management Group  It happened again in September. A 25-year-old man working for a wireless tower installation company climbed behind the controls of a small crane in...
The Right Track for Railcar Safety

The Right Track for Railcar Safety

By Safety Management Group Trains have long fascinated and frustrated people. For every child who hypnotically watches a long train full of colorful freight cars roll by, there a driver who’s running late and wishes railroads had never been invented. Railroads play a...
The Hidden Dangers of Aerosol Cans

The Hidden Dangers of Aerosol Cans

By Safety Management Group We use them around the house for everything from touching up patio furniture, to dusting furniture, to making the air (or people) smell better. You can find them on nearly every jobsite, in most work vehicles, and in offices. They’re small...
Identifying and Demonstrating the Value of Safety

Identifying and Demonstrating the Value of Safety

  By Safety Management GroupConstruction is an increasingly complex business. As buildings become more sophisticated and owners more sensitized to issues such as energy efficiency and “green” materials, and as organizations become smaller in an effort to...
Safely Working With Petroleum Products

Safely Working With Petroleum Products

By Jordan Hollingsworth As with many of the conveniences of the modern job site, petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and oil are so familiar that we don’t give them a second thought. But that familiarity masks the inherent dangers associated with these...