Month: November 2014

Respiratory Protection – 5 Tips to Keep your Employees Healthy

Respiratory Protection Safety Sign

4 min read Understanding the Importance of Respiratory Protection When looking at workplace safety on construction sites, most people focus on things like fall protection and avoiding objects being dropped from above. While these are certainly important hazards, they are not the only ones. On many construction job sites, one of the biggest types of hazards is actually … Read moreRespiratory Protection – 5 Tips to Keep your Employees Healthy

Lead Hazards in the Workplace

4 min read The hazards of lead are well known, so people may assume exposures to this dangerous metal have been reduced. To a certain extent to this true; lead levels in the general population have decreased since the 1970s. In some workplaces, though, lead continues to be a serious problem. The Seattle Times recently published a series … Read moreLead Hazards in the Workplace

Permit-Required Confined Spaces – Do You Know What They Are?

Confined Space

4 min read Confined spaces in the workplace are common, and they may even be more common than you think. For example, sewers, storage bins and tanks can all be confined spaces, but in many cases so are silos and open pits. Some confined spaces may not pose great harm, but others can be very dangerous to anyone … Read morePermit-Required Confined Spaces – Do You Know What They Are?