5/2/2016 Rigging: that is the practice of securing loads that are intended for being lifted by heavy equipment. Rigging is a critical part of work at construction sites as well as at shipyards and general industry. The workers that perform this task are referred to as riggers Riggers can also Read more…
10/28/2019 It’s that time of the year when proactive measures for winter work begins. Any S&H professional that has ever cracked open “Fundamentals of Industrial Hygiene” should recall the section on temperature extremes where the various ailments associated with heat and cold stress are discussed. One condition, Raynaud’s Syndrome is Read more…
11/30/2015 Many years ago, I was working at a remediation site when the first cold weather that announced winter hit us. We had our tailgate meeting and, of course, because of the obvious changed weather, we discussed the importance of staying warm. Topics such as wearing appropriate clothing (wearing layers Read more…
5/28/2019 Back in the 1970’s – there I was – in San Francisco when I walked into the newest hotel in the city…the Hyatt Regency. It was like I walked into a city within a city. One of the defining features of the hotel was its lobby, which incorporated a Read more…
9/23/2019 Safety shoes?! “Why do I need to wear safety shoes?” Debby was perturbed. She was assigned to work in the field trailer – a double wide. Yes, the work at the site was construction while heavy equipment was always present. But Debby was working in a trailer. She wasn’t Read more…
8/20/2018 Safety Glasses have come along way. I suppose some of us may recall when safety glasses came in only one style: Nerd. That’s because they made even the coolest looking guy look like a geek. It was sometime in the 1990’s when manufacturers began introducing fashionable styles causing the Read more…
6?17/2019 Persons assigned to work at sites where there is a recognized exposure to beryllium – based on skin contact and/or airborne inhalation – are required to participate in a specific medical surveillance program, which is in addition to a typical fit-for-duty physical required for working at a hazardous waste Read more…
12/23/2019 True, the holiday season is always promoted as the most wonderful time of the year (as the popular Christmas song – most notably sung by Andy Williams – fills the air in TV commercials and shopping centers). Classic movies as “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol” and, Read more…
8/31/2020 It seems that the subject of housekeeping is one that is frequently brought up at tailgate meetings; yet the details are seldom discussed. It is one of those topics that every project will have an issue with. True, for some projects, housekeeping can be a more obvious concern than Read more…
12/9/2019 Many organizations make a cognizant effort to hire new blood as this ensures that stagnation within their workforce does not become a problem. By having new hires, long-time employees can be used as mentors, providing knowledge on company procedures and processes; thus, ensuring that company protocol is reviewed – Read more…