Safety Talks

We all take shortcuts. Maybe it’s not putting on our seat belt when we are just driving to the wash cart, or not tying off when you’re quickly taking the EWP back up to grab something, or walking through a red tape area because it’s faster. The thing is; shortcuts, both at work and at […]

Nobody ever intends to block an emergency exit or a fire extinguisher. However, sometimes we need to put something down or out of the way for “just a second” and then it becomes forgotten and more stuff begins piling up. You may think it’s not a huge deal… but truth be told, it is. In

I know everyone thinks PPE just keeps adding up. That sites/employers will have us working in fireproof bubble wrap soon (I mean… Not a horrible idea 😉). So, every time we have something to add to our long list of PPE, we lose our cool.  Not all, but lots of sites are now making traction

Nobody wants to go to work, never crack a smile, never laugh and be all business all the time. We need a certain level of camaraderie but when joking around becomes a safety issue… It’s not fun anymore. It’s more than fine to make some jokes and get people laughing, I actually encourage it. Happier

If a crew is working on a particularly hazardous task, we use red tape to keep other workers from entering freely. So does this mean we can just stumble into anyone’s work area that has no red tape without consent or knowledge of our presence? I definitely wouldn’t recommend it. This just in… all jobs

Now that we have all the scary stuff out of the way… Let’s talk about prevention. The most important way to prevent any of these cold stress illnesses is to be prepared. Dress appropriately for the conditions you’re working in, try to stick to the three layer rule. You want to make sure if you

Frostbite is when your skin actually freezes due to extreme cold or even touching extremely cold items (another reason to keep your gloves on, especially while handling anything metal such as a wrench in extremely cold conditions). Frostbite can leave you with damaged tissue, which will always be more susceptible to injury in cold conditions

Signs of hypothermia include shivering, cold, pale skin, clumsiness and slurring of words. If you notice this in yourself or a coworker get to somewhere warm quickly. If you have any wet clothing, change it out for dry clothing. Use dry blankets or clothing to warm up. Put something on your head to keep the

We definitely can’t complain too much about the weather so far this winter… But that doesn’t mean it’s going to stay that way. Temperatures can drop way below zero in these parts. You know, when it actually hurts to breathe (ugggghh why do we live here?). Every site and/or company has its own limits on