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Heat Stress Guidance & Compliance Reminder
While Texas has given us a break with relatively mild temperatures this summer, the forecast shows we’re about to enter the real heat of the season. With several months of intense weather ahead, now is the perfect time to refresh your heat stress prevention strategies. As your EHS partner, we want to ensure your team stays safe and productive during these challenging conditions. Heat-related illnesses are 100% preventable when proper precautions are in place – and that’s exactly what we’re
How to Hire and Retain a Manufacturing Safety Manager
How to Hire a Full Time Safety Manager, If You’ve Never Done It Before Are you a manufacturer thinking about bringing on your first full-time safety manager? If so, hold on a minute, because finding and retaining a skilled, effective safety manager who will actually perform & deliver ISN’T easy, especially if this is your first try. The truth is that the odds are frequently and heavily stacked against you. As the saying goes, “buyer beware,” and that’s especially true
OSHA’s FABMETSH Program is Targeting Metal Fabricators in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico and Louisiana
OSHA Issues 2024 Heat Stress Standard
Summary of OSHA’s Proposed Heat Stress Standard 2024 OSHA has released its long awaited, proposed Heat Stress standard. Keep in mind that this isn’t a law (yet), but if passed, it will create significant and complicated new requirements for employers who’s operations expose employees to excessive heat. Why Has OSHA Released the Proposed Heat Stress Standard? Let’s begin by reviewing why heat stress is so dangerous and therefore, why OSHA is trying to pass this proposed law. Heat exposure is
Why Your Company Needs a Safety Policy Statement
How to Create a Company Safety Policy Your very first step towards safety. If you’re trying to start a safety program from scratch – you’re probably feeling very overwhelmed. This is completely normal, and many of my clients express the same feelings to me. They just don’t know where to start. Even with a guide at their side, there’s just too much information to process all at once. So I’m going to give you the perfect starting point. You’re going
EHS Compliance Case Study Success Story
LEARN HOW WE HELPED THIS SMALL MANUFACTURER ACHIEVE FULL ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY COMPLIANCE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR (AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF HIRING A FULL TIME EHS MANAGER) Below is a transcript of our case study video. Click Here to gain instant access to the video. Introduction: Hello everyone. Russell Carr here, founder of Bird Compliance Solutions, and in this case study video I’m going to explain to you how we helped a small Texas manufacturer
How to Build a Hazard Communication Program for Manufacturing
How to Develop a Foolproof Manufacturing HazCom Program If you’ve ever heard someone yell “Fore!” on the golf course, you’ve had a front row seat for hazard communication. But when communicating about potential dangers, the stakes are far higher in your manufacturing plant; there, workers are likely to encounter potentially deadly chemicals or debilitating levels of heat or noise. That’s why an airtight Hazard Communication Program is absolutely crucial to health and safety in manufacturing. Read on for guidance on