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Forklift Awareness Blog
February 5, 2018

Forklift Awareness

It's Safety Monday again!  This week Jeff helped deliver our safety message: forklift awareness. Jeff hosts our Safety Talk For the BWS team, this was a relevant issue  to discuss.  Not only are forklifts used regularly in our facility, but statistically speaking, they have had a large impact on North…
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Fire Extinguishers Blog
January 30, 2018

Fire Extinguishers

This week we changed things up and had a new speaker - Abby Derrah! Abby explaining the best use of fire extinguishers By law, fire extinguishers must be regularly inspected.  National Fire Protection Association code 25 requires hydro-static testing every twelve months for ABC dry chemical extinguishers.  Further, these fire…
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Listening with the Eyes Blog
January 22, 2018

Listening with the Eyes

Do you consider yourself a visual person?  You are not alone in this.  Many people filter information better by seeing it displayed rather than reading or hearing it spoken. Mark hosts Monday morning Safety talk each week At BWS and elsewhere, new employees and students enter the work force daily. …
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Workplace Inspections Blog
January 15, 2018

Workplace Inspections

How do you keep your work place safe?  Here, we believe the best practice is to be proactive instead of reactive.  Specifically in this circumstance, workplace inspections help prevent incidents, injuries and illnesses.  With such a busy shop (and numerous work stations) it would be easy to miss a hazard,…
Laulie Savard
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Sling Safety Blog
December 4, 2017

Sling Safety

We hope everyone had a safe weekend!  This morning we celebrated reaching 80 days with no work accidents as Mark addressed today's topic of discussion:  sling safety. Most slings are made from nylon, which are also the most versatile type of sling. Since these slings can be used in many…
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3 Point Contact Rule Blog
November 27, 2017

3 Point Contact Rule

Today at the Monday Safety meeting Mark discussed the importance of the 3 Point Contact Rule.  Slips, trips and falls account for 20% of work injuries. This totals 13 million injuries per year. Climbing into and out of mobile equipment presents a common exposure to slips and falls. Inclement weather,…
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Back Pain Blog
November 14, 2017

Back Pain

Welcome back after a long weekend!  Today we held our "Monday morning" safety talk on a Tuesday due to the holiday yesterday.  This week, Mark addressed a very common issue in the workplace:  back pain. Mark listed some of the "Do's" and "Dont's" for lifting in the work place in…
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Confined Space Blog
November 6, 2017

Confined Space

Today at our Monday morning Safety Talk, Jeff provided some interesting information regarding small spaces in the work force. By definition, a confined space is an enclosed or partially enclosed area that is big enough for a worker to enter.  It is NOT designed for someone to work in regularly. …
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