You may not have heard the term “toolbox talk” before, but you’ve likely attended many and maybe conducted a few without realizing it. A toolbox talk is an informal group meeting that covers a specific…
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Entering a confined space is an event. It’s not something you do on a whim, and it requires planning, special equipment, additional team members, a rescue plan, and more. We’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s…
This isn’t breaking news. We’ve all heard it, and we all know it. “You have to wear safety glasses.” Just as important as wearing protective eyewear is wearing the RIGHT protective eyewear. Some workers think…
Utility markings are everywhere. You see them on sidewalks, in the street, even in your backyard. They are a combination of colors, lines, shapes, arrows, and words that you’ve likely seen so often that you…
We are seeing it. It is starting to happen. More and more companies are switching from traditional hard hats to safety helmets. But why? What’s the difference between hard hats and safety helmets? Both options…
We can’t tell you which lifting slings you need for your specific job. No one can without knowing all the parameters of the load and the lift. What we can do is give you some…
Reading the OSHA broad documentation for worksite first aid kits, we understand why this is a frequently asked question. It’s clear that you need to have a first aid kit on your work site, but…
It may not be fair to say that water-filled barriers are “better” than portable concrete barriers. They both serve specific purposes, but we stand by the notion that water filled barriers are far more versatile…
Staying safe when you’re working at heights is of utmost importance. Every year, workers die while falling on worksites in accidents that are preventable with certain products, like Self-Retracting Devices and Lanyards. The issue is…
Just like everything else in this industry, MASH is an acronym. The Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware. This manual serves as a guideline to engineers, designers, and product testers for conducting MASH Testing on temporary…
