Category: Safety Blog

Pesky Pest Prevention

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Good morning and Happy Thursday!!  We wanted to give you some pest management resources as now is the time some of them will start coming out and a lot of Integrated Pest Management is prevention.

Cornell Integrated Pest Management | Cornell Integrated Pest Management | CALS

Pesticide Use At Schools And Day Care Centers – NYSDEC

How to Fight Mosquitos Without Chemicals | Natural Control Tips

Information on Pests in Schools and Their Control | US EPA

Enjoy your day and have a great weekend!!

Spring??

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  This week’s focus is on preparing for spring.  Here are a few safety snippets on grounds and lawn equipment as well as a Tick Fact Sheet.

In other news, we are currently utilizing PESH Consultants for three templates: Fall Protection, Lockout/Tagout, and a Confined Space Program.  If you are interested in any of these templates, please reach out to John or Tim.  We do know that these are topics that the Compliance Safety and Health Officers of PESH are focusing on.  If you have not looked at your facilities plans in a while or trained on them, there is no better time than the present.

As always if you have any questions or want specific training, please reach out to us.  We are working on a couple training programs for the summer months and will certainly release those as the school year winds down.  Stay safe and enjoy your weekend!

Equipment Lifting Safety

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Good afternoon and Happy Thursday!  As winter turns to spring this becomes a time when we are finalizing maintenance of winter equipment and getting our spring equipment in shape.  This week’s snippet focuses on a variety of lifts that we use to perform maintenance and repairs.  This topic comes up from time to time and has been cited by PESH inspections (OSHA Regulation in the link below).

Jack Safety Guide: Selection, Operation- and Risk Prevention AlterTool

Safety requirements (not just tips) when using floor jacks and jack stands – Hagerty Media

1910.244 – Other portable tools and equipment. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

How to Train Staff on Jack Safety & Operation | Stan Design

Enjoy your day and have a great weekend!

Heart Healthy Month

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Good afternoon and Happy Friday!!  This week we celebrate National Heart Health month with some resources to help keep you and your crew healthy.

 

Hands-Only CPR Resources | American Heart Association CPR & First Aid

Hands Only CPR Video – Live Training Version

Warning Signs of a Heart Attack | American Heart Association

American Heart Month Communications Toolkit | Heart Disease | CDC

 

Have a great weekend everyone and stay safe (and warm)!

Cold Safety

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Good morning and Happy Friday!!  As the winter drags on we felt we would hit on some safety topics for those of us who enjoy being out there and work out in the elements.  The resource links are from NYS DEC, CDC, and OSHA.  They cover everything from how to be safe when hiking outdoors as well as how to dress for the elements and recognize the signs of cold stress.

Winter Hiking Safety – NYSDEC

Cold Stress Guide | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Cold and Work: Types, Causes, Preparation | Cold Stress | CDC

Enjoy your day and have a great weekend!

Inspection Wrap-up

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  We are wrapping up “Fire Inspection Season” and we thought we would share some of the common non-conformances that we see, feel free to share with your buildings’ administration.  We want to thank you all for guiding us through your schools and it shows that you have pride in your districts as things overall were very good.

A couple of things that are not fire code issues, but OSHA concerns, were eye wash stations, anchorage of machinery, and grinder guards/wheels.  The other thing you may want to spot check is your Lockout/Tagout Procedures.

29-CFR-1910-ANSI-Eyewash-Requiments.pdf

1910.215 – Abrasive wheel machinery. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) – Overview | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

1910.212 – General requirements for all machines. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

On behalf of CA BOCES Health and Safety we want to wish all of you and your families a Happy Holiday Season!

Holiday Safety

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  We have been busy spreading holiday cheer during fire inspection season and now that we are winding down, the Safety Snippets are back.  This week we focus on Holiday and Winter Safety.  Stay safe and enjoy your weekend!

15 Holiday Safety Tips | FEMA.gov

Carbon Monoxide Safety

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  This week’s focus is going to be Carbon Monoxide.  The resources this week are from the EPA with explanations on what Carbon Monoxide is, where to mount your detectors, and how to protect your family from this odorless, tasteless product of incomplete combustion.

Where should I place a carbon monoxide detector? | US EPA

One of the best ways to protect you and your family is to have your fuel burning appliances serviced on an annual basis and have carbon monoxide detectors in your home.  Stay safe and enjoy your weekend!