Life at HazTek
Distracted Driving Awareness Month | April
Week 4 | Focus Attention on the Road
April 19, 2021
In 2010, Congress designated April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Over the past 10 years, handheld cell phone use by drivers has declined slightly. Almost all 50 states have enacted texting bans for all drivers and half of those states prohibit the use of handheld cell phones while driving.... Read more...
HazTek Spotlight | Marsha Oluwagbamila
April 15, 2021
HazTek would like to spotlight Safety Professional Marsha Oluwagbamila who joined our team last year, working out of our Northeast region. Marsha is a mother of three and a veteran of the U.S. Army. She began her construction career in 2013 as a laborer and has been in some form of safety for the past 20 years. Her construction safety career started as a craft safety advisor, later serving on the jobsite safety committee. Marsha enjoys ... Read more...
Distracted Driving Awareness Month | April
Week 3 | Multitasking Myth
April 12, 2021
When multitasking, people often think they are effectively accomplishing two tasks at the same time. It is possible to complete a phone conversation while driving and arrive at the destination without incident, but it’s a misconception that the tasks can be done simultaneously and as safely as possible. Motorists should make driving the primary focus and perform other cognitively demanding tasks only when ... Read more...
HazTek Featured in Construction Today® Magazine
April 9, 2021
HazTek is pleased to be featured in the current issue of GBCA’s Construction Today® magazine. Issue 1 | 2021 of the magazine includes a two-page article by HazTek Director of Marketing + Design E. June Ellaway-Lunn titled, “We Aren’t the Same As We Were a Year Ago,” followed by HazTek’s full-page ad. Ellaway-Lunn’s article discusses some of the valuable lessons HazTek learned in 2020 and how we adapted to the challenges created... Read more...
3M™ Respirators and Surgical Masks | Counterfeit Alerts
April 6, 2021
As 3M™ continues to increase production of critically-needed N95 respirators, they are also fighting respirator fraud, counterfeiting, and price gouging in connection with 3M™ products and the COVID-19 pandemic.3M™ is working with law enforcement authorities around the world to stop counterfeiting and remove fake products from the market to protect frontline workers fighting COVID-19. Based on year-to-date data as of 3... Read more...
Distracted Driving Awareness Month | April
Week 2 | Program Before Driving
April 6, 2021
The use of hands-free devices and voice command systems while driving create cognitive distractions for drivers as they mentally engage with interactive tasks. Hands-free does not mean risk-free. While hands-free options may be marginally safer than handheld devices, eliminating distractions from cell phones and other technology while driving is the safest choice. Program your phone and infotainment s... Read more...
HazTek Spotlight | Jesenia Fox
April 5, 2021
HazTek is spotlighting Quality Assurance Coordinator Jesenia Fox who joined our team last year and works out of our corporate office in Medford, New Jersey. Jesenia was born and raised in the South Jersey area and her parents are from Puerto Rico. She has three beautiful children — her 7-year-old twin daughters and her 4-year-old son — who she loves more than anything in the world. Jesenia enjoys socializing with friends and family and going to... Read more...
HazTek Employee of the Month | Chad Florentine
April 2, 2021
Congratulations to Safety Professional Chad Florentine who was recently honored as HazTek’s Employee of the Month for February 2021! Chad was nominated by Inside Sales Representative Tricia Colman who praised Chad for exhibiting HazTek’s Core Values — Integrity, Compassion, Dependability, Support, and Accountability — while on his project at a water treatment plant in New York. Tricia shared accolades for Chad from our client wh... Read more...
HazTek Anniversaries
April 1, 2021
Congratulations to all of our HazTek employees who celebrate their anniversaries in April!Jake Colletti | 14 Years!... Read more...
Distracted Driving Awareness Month | April
April 1, 2021
This April, Distracted Driving Awareness Month helps bring attention to the importance of eliminating driving distractions in order to make our roadways safer for everyone. Whether you’re driving a forklift, semi-truck, or just headed home after work, attentive driving is more important than ever.Although traffic has dropped significantly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our roads have only gotten more dangerous. On a typ... Read more...