Situational awareness is being aware of what is happening around you in terms of where you are, where you are supposed to be, and whether anyone or anything around you is a threat to your health and safety. Our knowledge, experience and education enable us to understand what is going on around us and helps us to determine if it is safe. This means that everyone's situational awareness is individual and potentially different. We use our situational awareness to make decisions at home and at work.... » Read more

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Posted 01/29/24 07:28:22 AM

Please be extra mindful when we are removing block walls. We had an incident last summer where a small piece of block fell and hit a worker on the hand  injuiring them. The injured worker was on the ground cleaning up when the incident happened and the other worker was in a scissor lift chipping concrete block and was unaware that the worker was on the ground on the other side of the wall cleaning up. Always be aware of where you are and others are. Do not enter areas where debris may fall. Danger tape off these areas where workers should not enter. ... » Read more

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Posted 07/28/23 03:40:48 PM

Today is the first day of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) weeklong driver safety traffic-enforcement initiative, Operation Safe Driver Week. Officers, troopers and inspectors throughout North America will take to roadways with keen attention to passenger vehicle drivers and commercial motor vehicle drivers who are driving unsafely. Law enforcement personnel will be alert for individuals who are speeding, driving aggressively, ignoring roadway signs, using a handheld device, intoxicated, driving distracted, etc. Drivers engaging in such behaviors will be pulled over by law enforcement and given a warning or issued a citation/ticket. This year, the focus area for Operati... » Read more

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Posted 07/17/23 07:10:36 AM

Before using any hazardous chemical during your shift, look up the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) to familiarize yourself with the safety requirements for that product. Examples of hazardous chemicals are DEF, Diesel, Equipment Grease, Bake Cleaner, and Power Lube. The link to access our Safety Data Sheets can be found at the bottom of the Daily Schedule each day starting on Tuesday May 16th. If you are unable to locate the SDS in the Dropbox file, inform Tony Trulen for assistance. If it is confirmed that the SDS is missing from the file, the discovering employee... » Read more

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Posted 05/12/23 06:36:44 PM

Scaffolding is present on many construction sites and unfortunitely, many injuries and accidents happen on or around scaffolding. In most cases, the issue is poor maintenance or improper use, which is something that you can do something about. ·  &nb... » Read more

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Posted 02/06/23 08:05:25 AM