What’s known as a non-traditional industry for women Over the last few decades women in construction (WIC) has been growing in popularity. You may find it surprising but, WIC dates back to the 13th century in Spain. Historians believe there were WIC even though...
The hard hat has been a staple in the industry since 1919 and is one of the most recognized pieces in worker safety. When OSHA was formed in 1970 hard hats became mandatory. Worksite deaths went from 15,000 in 1970 to 5,200 in 2016; helping to prove the effectiveness...
Fit Testing & It’s Importance We’ve been hearing a lot about fit tests with the COVID-19 pandemic but did you know they’ve been around for many years? According to the CDC, over 3 million United States employees, in approximately 1.3 million...
What is spill control and why do we need solutions for it? Spill Control Kits help you plan for accidents so you are not scrambling when something happens. As always, the best scenario is not needing to use a Spill Control Kit, so we should use best practices to avoid...
DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE)… Any other 80’s kids out there? One would assume when Tom Keifer of Cinderella wrote this song he was reflecting on a romantic relationship gone south. Today, we are going to equate it to hearing loss....
This time of the year in Minnesota most of us are wishing for warmer weather. Depending on your point of view, winter has either been too long or too cold and summer cannot come soon enough. With summer though, comes heat and humidity. For those of us involved in...