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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
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
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
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 “right-size,”...
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...
Using NFPA 70E to Guide Your Electrical Safety Program
By Safety Management Group It’s a given that electrical safety is a key part of workplace safety. By following what’s outlined in NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, you’ll protect your workers and stay on OSHA’s good side where electrical...
Ten Often-ignored Office Hazards
By Safety Management Group When most people think about industrial safety, the images that come to mind are of massive machinery in factories, the inherent dangers of construction sites, or the destructive potential of power tools. By comparison, office environments...
Safer Strategies for Excavations Around Underground Utilities
Jordan Hollingsworth, CSP, CRIS, CHST, CHSP Safety Advisor Nothing brings construction projects to a halt faster than the discovery of a gas pipe, electrical line, sewer tile, or water pipe that nobody knew was there. A crew with a backhoe is digging a trench and...
Budgeting for Safety Shouldn’t be an Afterthought
By Safety Management Group This is the time of year when most companies are trying to project next year’s costs and revenues. While nearly all of them attempt to forecast as accurately as possible, far too few give a great deal of thought to safety. Safety affects the...
What Exactly is a Qualified Electrical Worker?
By Safety Management Group State and federal regulations regarding workplace safety can often be confusing or ambiguous. But whether a company fully understands the rules, it is expected to fully comply with them. One area that raises many questions involves the need...
