WASHINGTON, DC, March 11, 2010 — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: Coil Nailers Units: About 50,000 in the United States and about 15,000 in Canada Importer: Hitachi Koki U.S.A., Ltd., …

Jasonville, Indiana — Kim Fulford recently completed requirement for her Construction Safety and Health Technician (CHST) certification, becoming the most recent Safety Management Group Associate to earn the distinction. Kim earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Safety Management from Indiana University and is an OSHA Outreach Trainer. She earned her Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification in March 2010. …

WASHINGTON, March 15, 2010 — Approximately 80 workers die from electric shock each year while working on electrical equipment or related utility operations. To help prevent such deaths, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published the “Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Standard” eTool. Recent deaths have illustrated the dangers of working with electric power. A worker installing decorative lights on a …

Craig Clark and Robb Tinney, Safety Advisor Safety Management Group Chad Shearer, Training Center Manager Skala Inc. You’re working fifty miles from the nearest city, atop a brand-new wind turbine standing 256 feet above a just-planted soybean field that’s been turned into soup by three days of rain. Fortunately, the sun is shining today, and the gentle breeze feels good. You …

Robb Tinney, Safety Advisor Safety Management Group OSHA reports that nearly two out of three construction workers frequently perform at least part of their work on scaffolding. Although they may not think of scaffolds as dangerous places, roughly 4,500 workers are injured each year in scaffold-related incidents, and as many as 50 actually die. Are scaffolds inherently dangerous? As with …

Indianapolis – Please join Safety Management Group for the 8th annual charity golf outing to benefit Riley Hospital for Children. Over the past seven years because of your support the event has been a great success, raising $84,000.00 to benefit the children at Riley. This year’s event will occur at the Plum Creek Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana on Friday, June …

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following products. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of Product: GE Telaire Airestat and Carrier Single Beam Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and Temperature Sensors Units: About 9,400 units Distributor: GE Infrastructure Sensing Inc., of Billerica, Mass. Hazard: The …

Sussex, United Kingdon — It seems doubtful the Sussex Safer Road Partnership, a British organization devoted to reducing road-related deaths and injuries could have foreseen the global impact of its “Embrace Life” public service announcement campaign. A minute-and-a-half television spot was created as the centerpiece of the program that used a novel approach, departing from the shock treatment style often associated with …

Chris Archer Training Advisor Training has been a part of human interaction throughout history. It’s a safe assumption that each prehistoric man learned how to hunt by watching his peers who had already learned the skill. Until the last century, most skills were conveyed through some sort of apprenticeship. Increased population density and improved communications led to rise of classroom-style …

Mark Steinhofer, PhD, CHST Safety Advisor, Safety Management Group  Most companies prepare safety program because of requirements for local and federal compliance. But a good safety program can do far more than simply keep you on the right side of the law. By helping you ensure that you have the right systems and programs in place, a safety program can …