I get a lot of questions on how to properly set up a safety procedure. Today’s blog entry is all about the layout and setup of a proper procedure. Each procedure developed in this way can be used all together to create your safety manual. It’s pretty easy to create a safety manual when you…
Author: Gary Marsh
The Weekly Safety Share – Heat Stress
Heat stress is a killer! Exposure to heat can cause many types of problems in the body. The worst is death. The most serious threat heat can cause is heat stroke. You also have the lesser-known evils; heat exhaustion, heat cramps, and heat rash. There are precautions you can take when temperatures rise high. Let’s…
Nearly 43,000 Deaths On U.S. Roads – Distracted Driving
Weekly Safety Newsletter – Issue #2 EHS Corner: Well, our nice clean record over the last 50 days has abruptly ended. One of our vehicles collided with another smaller vehicle on the freeway. Thankfully, there were no injuries at the time of the incident and only a little damage to the truck and a bit…
Weekly Safety Newsletter – Issue #1
EHS Corner: Memorial Day has come and gone; the summer is fast approaching. That means we will see lots of kids on the streets with school out for the summer very soon. Keep an eye out for those little critters running amuck on the city streets. June is National Safety Month and our goal for…
Beat The Heat
You should know how heat affects you so you can avoid becoming a casualty. Physical problems from prolonged heat waves are caused by the body’s inability to maintain normal body temperature. Although statistically, people over age 65 are the most likely to suffer from heat waves. Heat affects people of all ages including active and…
Psychological Safety Revealed
Google spent millions of dollars and conducted an extraordinary analysis to discover this insight. Which on face value, seems surprising and simple. Each of us can contribute to building great teams. So why is this important? In every industry I’ve been working in… From Military to Oil Industry, Aerospace to Manufacturing, education or recycling, Leaders…
Lockout / Tagout – Safety Training Video
So, you’re about to do maintenance work on a piece of equipment. In order to do that you’ll have to remove some fixed guards. This is one of those scenarios. Like when you risk getting caught in moving machinery or you’re cleaning in a zone surrounded by mechanical or other energy sources that could cause…