By Jerry Laws

Federal food safety gurus say people throwing or attending a Super Bowl party should make sure none of the recently recalled Italian sausage or salami is on the menu for the big game.

When it comes to risk and safety there is common legislation, but everyone seems to have their own ’spin’ on it.

Even within a single organisation people read the same instructions and interpret them differently. It’s hardly surprising that different organisations have completely different ideas about what a complex set
of legislation and guidance actually means.

When you take the next step and take the risk and safety issues global, there’s even more diversity in the interpreta

Do you have what it takes to become US government contractor?

Whether or not you are self-certified or having some professional firm like us combined 40 years of Federal business experiences to assist with your 8A application; you might want to think about the followings;

Understanding the basics of forklift stability

1. Forklifts are designed to carry loads. When a forklift moves without a load it is much more unstable than one with a load carried low to the ground.


2. Because loads are not fastened down, applying the brakes often causes the load to shift, causing additional instability.


3. Loads are intended to be carried low. When a load is raised the stability of the forklift drops substantially. This becomes even more dangerous if

Do you remember the movie "Christine", the 1958 Plymouth fury with attitude based on a book by Stephen King?

You may not have a killer car in your warehouse out for revenge but chances are you've got one or more forklifts in it with the same destructive power. The fact is that the average forklift weighs as much as a medium-sized dump truck and, because it's small and most often a lot quieter than a dump truck, it can become a very real source of danger to your employees. Additionally,

If you are involved with electrical work you need to check out the arcadvisor.com blog at http://arcadvisor.blogspot.com/

It focuses exclusively on arc flash, its dangers, prevention, etc… Additionally, they've got a free beta version of an arc flash calculation software that you can download free in exchange for feedback.

Arcad, the company that provides this blog and free software "helps facilities create safer working environments

You'd have to be living somewhere in upper Mongolia in a cave for the past decade not to know about the new standards and safety measures concerning Flame Retardant clothing that have been enacted and which are still in the works.

Being aware of the changes and standards is one thing, understanding them properly is quite another. I'm referring specifically to the issue of FR underclothing.

Many people don't realize that, when dealing with arc flash, it isn't enough to wear FR ou