Author: ProActiveSafety
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January 2019 Free Safety Meetings
January 2019 Free Safety Meetings For our January 2019 Free Safety Meetings we have prepared free safety meetings on the following topics: Annual Hazard Communication Training Bloodborne Pathogens – Who Is At Risk? Silica Training – Why You Need It! Lead Awareness in Construction The Importance of Fire Extinguishers Download the January 2019 Free Safety…
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The Importance of Fire Extinguishers
The Importance of Fire Extinguishers Fires are extremely dangerous and happen quite a bit. According to the National Fire Protection Association a structure fire occurred every 63 seconds and a home fire occurred every 88 seconds in 2017. This places a tremendous burden on our firefighters. A study performed by the European Committee of the…
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Bloodborne Pathogens – Who Is At Risk?
Bloodborne Pathogens – Who is at risk? Every time you leave your residence you are taking a risk. Most of us take this risk all the time because we like to get out and live our lives. Leaving being a risk often doesn’t cross our minds. However, we know that with infectious disease the more…
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Silica Training – Why You Need It!
Silica Training – Why You Need It! Since October 23rd, 2017 all construction companies were required to follow OSHA’s new crystalline silica rule. OSHA is and will continue to ramp up enforcement for silica violations. Earlier in 2018 a Virginia construction company was issued several violations that added up to over $300,000. What types of…
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Annual Hazard Communication Training
Annual Hazard Communication Training As we begin the new year it is important to remember the safety requirements set forth by our federal government, states, and municipalities. A federal standard that almost every company needs to abide by is the hazard communication standard. The hazard communication standard governs the evaluation and communications of hazards associated…
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Lead Awareness In Construction
Lead Awareness in Construction For centuries Lead has been used for many purposes. However, it wasn’t until the late 1800’s that a German scientist discovered that Lead was extremely toxic for humans. So, what is lead used in today? Luckily our federal government stepped up and in 1978 banned the use of Lead in residential…
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December 2018 Safety Meetings
Click here to download our December 2018 Safety Meetings. Topics this month include: Cold Weather Risk Factors, Dressing for Cold Weather, EPA Lead Renovator Certification-Who Really Needs It?, Job Safety Analysis, and Safety Orientation-Set Your Safety Standards. Every month we publish free safety meetings for you to use during your weekly safety meetings. Instructions on how…
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Safety Orientation – Set Your Safety Standards
Safety Orientation – Set Your Safety Standards We have meet with thousands of companies since starting proActive Safety Services in 2009. I have always been amazed by how many of the companies we meet with didn’t have a safety orientation for people they were putting in harm’s way. Why is a safety orientation so important?…
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EPA Lead Renovator Certification – Who Really Needs It?
EPA Lead Renovator Certification – Who Really Needs It? Lead poisoning is still a major problem in the United States of America. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that over 34 million homes still contain lead-based paint. Furthermore, our research indicates there are still several contractors who aren’t certified. Several types of contractors need to be…