September 2009 Newsletter
Safety Management Group Named to Fastest Growing Company Listing
The nationally recognized safety consulting firm makes the Inc. 5000 list for the third straight year.
Properly Computing Fall Protection Distance: It's Easy and It’s Important
Fall protection devices such as shock-absorbing lanyards prevent an untold number of injuries and deaths on jobsites each year. However, a worker who doesn’t use the devices correctly will perform tasks with a false sense of security.
They’re Tools and Deadly Weapons
many worksites and workplaces actually require workers to use weapons that are every bit as deadly. But instead of referring to them as weapons, we call them “powder-actuated tools” and “nail guns.”
OSHA 2009 Site-Specific Targeting Program Underway
Nursing homes, manufacturing establishments among nearly 4,000 worksites on inspection list under OSHA's Site-Specific Targeting 2009 program.
Black & Decker Recalls 200,000 Trimmers/Edgers
Consumer safety officials say the Grasshog XP can cause lacerations and burns.
CPSC Alert: Whitco Co. LP Stadium Light Poles Can Fall Over, Posing Risk of Serious Injury and Death
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is alerting the public, school officials, facilities managers, and municipal and public safety officials that outdoor steel stadium light poles manufactured by Whitco Co. LP, of Fort Worth, Texas can fracture or crack and fall over, posing a risk of serious injury and death to patrons and bystanders from being hit or crushed.
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