The winter season is just starting. Many businesses are getting ready to safeguard their properties. They want to be sure they don’t face any hazards that can get expensive, cause losses, and lead to reputational damage. Recommended preventative measures can help keep your company safe. The Problem: Power Outages Power outages are common during the… Read more »
Safety in the workplace, for employees and customers/visitors alike, is a substantial concern for any business. With slips, trips, and falls prevalent in the workplace and on business premises, it is important for business owners to take precautions to help prevent these types of accidents from happening. Based on statistics from the National Floor Safety… Read more »
Winter months can be extremely difficult for property owners. Those who live in harsh climates must prepare for ice, snow, and bone-chilling weather. They need to shovel wind-blown snow on rooftops, clear and treat walkways and parking lots, manage road transportation during snow and icy conditions, and put up with freezing pipes. Winter-related damage ends… Read more »
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 500,000 victims sustain some type of injury each year in the United States because of a ladder accident. Around 300 fatalities occur each year because of ladder accidents as well. The annual estimated cost of ladder injuries exceeds $24 billion each year, with… Read more »
Falling from a height can cause serious, even life-threatening injuries depending on how far a victim falls. For example, falling from a roof can produce severe head trauma and/or a damaged spinal cord. Whether you work on a construction site or in an office, it is important to understand how to prevent falls from heights… Read more »
Propane heaters provide an additional source of heat for rooms that do not receive enough warm air from an HVAC system. They are also particularly helpful on construction sites during winter months when heat systems may not yet be installed. A lot has been said about the relationship between propane heaters and carbon monoxide gas…. Read more »
Winter ushers in some of the most beautiful scenery that we see throughout the year. Imagine snow-coated trees and country hillsides. However, winter also ushers in the most dangerous time of the year to hit the roads and highways of the United States. This is especially true for larger vehicles, ranging from family SUVs to… Read more »
A contractor is hired to remodel a store in a busy commercial area. The contractor’s painting subcontractor leaves a bucket of oily rags in the alley next to the store overnight, and they ignite, completely destroying the neighboring building. The cost to replace the building and its contents is over $2.8 million. The contractor’s contract… Read more »
Hotels offer their guests many amenities, but perhaps no amenity has more influence on where guests stay than a swimming pool. Whether your hotel pool is indoors or outdoors, it acts as the magnet that draws your guests together. It can also be a source of safety issues. Hotel pools present several potential safety concerns… Read more »
Noise. It’s something we often can’t avoid. But for many workers, noise is something that isn’t just inevitable, it’s dangerous. Whether it’s in a manufacturing facility or on a construction site, employees are consistently exposed to dangerous levels of noise from engines, drills, pumps, stamping presses, conveyors, and much more. Hearing Loss is Common—and Preventable… Read more »
