The month of June is half over, which means our assured grounding program will soon be due for summer. So it’s time for us to make sure our temporary electrical cords, turtles and POW’s are safe. July, August and September is the color red, which identifies that all...
What is Your “Why” for Working Safe? There is a rhyme and reason for every single thing that we do- day in and day out. There can be multiple drivers behind the reasons why we take a certain action. Some examples include long-formed habits, avoidance of pain, seeking...
Safety Bulletin: 277v Emergency Lighting Shock Incident What Happened: A teammate was working inside a stairwell, pulling branch wiring for staircase lighting. While feeding the wire into a 4-square junction box, his middle finger contacted an exposed copper...
Recordable Injuries – Why Employees Should Care All injuries need to be reported, no matter how small. Not only does it protect you, but it also protects the company as a whole by possibly preventing a first-aid injury from developing into an OSHA recordable injury....
Safety Bulletin: Laceration While Cutting Cat 6 Data Cable A team member recently sustained a significant laceration to the finger while cutting Cat 6 data cable with snips. As the cut was made, the snips slipped and contacted the employee’s index finger, resulting in...
Heat Illness Exposure to heat can cause illness and death. The most serious heat illness is heat stroke. Other heat illnesses, such as heat exhaustion, heat cramps and heat rash, should also be avoided. There are precautions your employer should take any time...
