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Increasing Opioid Awareness during a Pandemic
2020 has certainly brought its share of challenges. We are months into the current pandemic, with the ever-changing protocols, and the physical and emotional demands it has brought.

Choosing Cut Resistant Gloves
You might not have thought about this… But our hands are one of the most important tools in our “TOOLBOX”. While many work environments contain automation and new-age machinery, we will always need our hands to manage the process.

Extension Attention! Avoiding Extension Cord Hazards
Extension cords are commonly used items both at home and work. The correct use of an extension cord is an important component to electrical safety efforts.

Come Hear Uncle John’s Band (Don’t Forget The Earplugs)
It’s another sold-out show for this headlining band known for their long, improvisational jam sessions. Filling arenas every night during their recent U.S. tour, Uncle John and his bandmates have been playing covers of rock classics with a theme on n...

Dementia Care During COVID-19
Many of us know and love someone with dementia. Additionally, in this ever-changing new world with physical distancing and quarantines, many caregivers wonder if the dementia population is at greater risk to contract the COVID-19 virus.

Safety Inspections - The Hard and the Soft
We all know the importance of conducting regularly scheduled site inspections as part of any comprehensive safety program.

The Force Behind Applying Compression Hose
In recent years, attention has increased drastically around the hazards of manually lifting patients and residents, also known as “dynamic loading.”

Ever Admire the Fire Extinguisher?
We walk by fire extinguishers daily and probably don’t give them much thought. If the time ever comes that we need an extinguisher, it would be great to know where it is and what its capabilities are.

Working Safely with Commercial Kitchen Food Processors
Food processors are common equipment found in commercial kitchens and restaurants in every community in America. We use them for everything from mixing cake batter to grinding beef to grating and slicing cheese and root vegetables.

The Impact of Crystalline Silica In Interior Wall Construction
The days of lath and plaster wall construction have pretty much been replaced with wallboard applied over stud walls of wood or steel. Old plaster typically contained horsehair and in some applications asbestos was used as a binder to ensure the plas...
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