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Why is Lead-based Paint Problematic During Renovations?

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Why is Lead based Paint Problematic During Renovations? Why is Lead Based Paint Problematic? Traditional renovation work can create significant dust-lead hazards if lead based paint is disturbed.  Any activity involving surface preparation, such as hand-scraping, power sanding, the use of heat guns above 1100O Fahrenheit and open flame burning, can generate lead dust. While […]

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The Banning of Lead-Based Paint: When and Why

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The Banning of Lead Based Paint: When and Why The banning of lead based paint happened in 1978 when the Consumer Products Safety Commission banned the sale of lead based paint for residential use. This means that any homes built in 1978 could still have used lead-based paint, because existing supplies of paint containing lead […]

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How Do You Benefit From OSHA Training?

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How Do You Benefit From OSHA Training? Everyday we encounter companies that simply don’t train for safety.  We often are asked how will we benefit from OSHA Training?  In all fairness, losing 12 hours of labor, times the amount of people who need the training, is an awfully big expense.  The first thing that comes […]

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How to Guard Against Workplace Violence

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Workplace violence is a prevalent but preventable problem that can result in anything from money lost to litigation to the injury or death of an employee. Both of these outcomes are undesirable, so it’s essential that employers take the necessary steps to understand what workplace violence is and how to stop it from occurring. Workplace […]

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The Obesity Epidemic and the Construction Industry

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Various organizations, as high-profile as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have stated that America has an obesity epidemic. And this epidemic has affected the construction industry, as 43 percent of workers in construction are overweight, compared to only 35 percent of workers in all other industries. The amount of construction workers suffering fatal […]

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Larger Fines Approved for Violations to the Occupational Safety and Health Act

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Preventing injuries, accidents and loss of life should always be the number one priority of companies. Beginning August 1, it will be more costly for companies if it isn’t. For the first time since 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will increase the civil penalty amounts provided for violations to the Occupational Safety […]

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Pilot Cars Help Prevent Accidents

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When there is road work, oftentimes, traffic will be thinned to one lane only. Of course, there will still be vehicles coming from both directions. Pilot cars are regularly used to help direct traffic both ways so as to prevent utter chaos from ensuing. Pilot cars are easily identified by a sign on the back […]

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Science Behind Using Stability Balls as Chairs is Shaky

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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a common issue for office workers. They also are a costly one for employers. Consider the following: MSDs are the single largest category of workplace injuries MSDs are responsible for nearly 30 percent of all workers’ compensation costs Each year, companies in the United States spend about $50 billion in direct […]

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June 2016 RRP Lead Renovator Forms

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Our free RRP EPA Lead Renovator Forms make it easy to stay in compliance while working on homes built prior to 1978.  Download either version to improve your safety culture today!   Did you know fines start at $37,500 when you are found to be out of compliance with the RRP rule?  For example if […]