10 Things You Should Know About Cold Weather Stress
Cold weather stress is a serious issue that needs to be addressed – especially with winter around the corner. And Minnesota gets COLD – we all know that! You and your workers need to be safe and take precautions in the event of cold weather. Freezing...
Spill Control Kits
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...
HEARING LOSS PREVENTION
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....
HEAT STRESS SAFETY
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...
GAS MONITOR SAFETY
GAS MONITOR SAFETY When working in confined spaces it is imperative to safely monitor the airspace you will be breathing. Using a kit like Honeywell’s BW GasAlertMax XT II Confined Space Kit can keep you safe in these situations. Gas monitor safety starts with...
FIND YOUR BALANCE IN LADDER AND CLIMBING SAFETY
MARCH IS LADDER SAFETY MONTH Let’s talk ladders. We could harness are inner Bubba and list all the ladders like he did with ways to cook shrimp in Forest Gump, but I will assume if you are reading this you know that there are several types of ladders. At MC Tool...
Rescue Planning for Fall Arrest
Fall Protection. This is something I didn’t even know existed before I bought MC Tool & Safety Sales. I didn’t know four feet and six feet were key heights or that there are passive and active fall protection systems out there. What I was most surprised to learn...
PRACTICES TO KEEP YOUR WORKERS SAFE FROM HEAT ILLNESSES
Previously on our blog, we highlighted the best tools for summer heat safety. Whether you’re doing public works projects or tasks with construction equipment, purchasing the right supplies is the first and most important step to ensuring safety on the job from...
