Congratulations to Safety Professional Raphael Shipman who was recently honored as HazTek’s Employee of the Month for May 2021! Raphael — who recently celebrated his 20th anniversary with HazTek — was nominated by three of his colleagues: Read more...
HazTek Director of Technical Services Kevin McMahon, CIH, recently had an article published in the June issue of the American Subcontractors Association’s The Contractor’s Compass magazine. In the article, Kevin discusses the need for construction companies to re-evaluate their COVID-19 plans to be consistent with CDC and OSHA guidelines which are frequently updated as the re-opening continues and the pandemic changes course. Read more...
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the many people who have been impacted by the tragic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, two weeks ago. Read more...
STIHL has issued a recall to repair certain STIHL TS 410 and TS 420 cut-off machines that were manufactured between January 2021 and April 2021. Read more...
With most areas of the U.S. currently experiencing extreme heat, we wanted to re-share our post about preventing heat illness at work, from earlier this month. Read more...
National Lightning Safety Awareness week was started in 2001 to call attention to lightning and the dangers that it presents. The National Lightning Safety Council encourages everyone to learn more about lightning and lightning safety. Read more...
Nearly 3 out of 4 fatalities from heat illness happen during the first week of working in the heat. Workers need to ease into working in warm or hot environments. Read more...