Memorial Day weekend is here. You've got the day off work, you're having a few friends over, a few beers and, of course, you're grilling.

According to the NFPA, 5 out of 6 fires that involve grills were gas grills. Gas grills cause almost 7,000 house fires each year. Charcoal or other solid-fueled grills cause about 1,100 house fires each year.

Here's a break down of how the fires got started:…

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CSB Deploys Team to El Dorado, Arkansas to Investigate Fatal Hot Work Explosion

May 22, 2012

Washington, DC May 22, 2012 The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today deployed a four-person investigation team to El Dorado, Arkansas to determine the cause of…

This information is from a pdf that you can view or download from the Kimberly-Clark website entitled "Are high speed dryers really worth the risk?"

Several new studies reveal that

high speed dryers can pose bacterial contamination, tenant dissatisfaction and other business…

*** Traffic Safety Alert Bulletin ***

The May 2012 Click It or Ticket Mobilization will play a critical role in the effort to keep people safe on our nations roads and highways. From May 21 June 3, 2012 law enforcement agencies nationwide will conduct Click It or Ticket campaigns that incorporate zero-tolerance enforcement of safety belt laws with paid advertising and the support of government agencies, local coalitions and school officials to…

Parking Lot Safety Tips



One of the most likely places to be involved in a fender bender is in a parking lot! We have traffic congestion in certain areas of our parking lots. Please increase your awareness and SLOW DOWN!



People seem to suspend their good judgment when looking for a parking space, driving through a parking lot…

OSHA is gearing up for what might be shaping up to be a very hot summer by trying to raise awareness of heat stress and heat related illnesses and fatalities.

The OSHA website sports a new page with a lot of information, videos, training materials and more.

• There's a…

We've talked recently on this blog about the problem with laundered shop towels and how they all contain heavy metals. Seeing as the most common use for shop towels is wiping the face and hands, this means that your exposure to heavy metals increases every time you use a shop towel. Not a good thing. The solution, of course, is to use disposable wipers. The problem, however, is…

Falls are still the number one killer as well as the number one source of injuries in the construction trade. To change this, several organizations including NIOSH, OSHA, CPWR as well as state and private sectro have partnered and created a website. http://stopconstructionfalls.com/ is a "Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction". Their goal is to prevent fatalities and injuries through a 3-pronged approach:

1. Plan

2.…

May is National Bike Month

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The League of American Bicyclists is the national sponsor of Bike Month, and this year Bike to Work Week is May 14-19, 2012 and Bike to Work Day is Friday, May 18, 2012.

Spring and Summer fun has begun. Kids are soon out of school on the streets, gas prices are at record…