Category: Safety Blog

Lithium Battery Safety

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  I like to touch on this topic every few months as we interact with these, without thinking about them, every day.  Also, we are finalizing and updating Safety Plan Templates, and this is a new one: Lithium-Ion Battery Safety Plan.  This would be a good plan to add to your district’s Fire Prevention and/or Building Level Emergency Response Plans.  Here are a couple weblinks for additional resources on this topic.  Enjoy your weekend and stay safe!

Preventing Fire and/or Explosion Injury from Small and Wearable Lithium Better Powered Devicesopens PDF file

Lithium-Ion Battery Safety

NYS DOH SEHP Seminar

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Good morning!  We just wanted to be sure you all got the registration flyer, with the link, through the Safety Snippet page as well.  Have a great weekend!

Tornado Safety

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Good morning and Happy Friday!  This week, due to having two over the last month in Cattaraugus County, we felt was a good time to cover tornado safety.  Here is how our counties rank by the greatest number of tornados in New York State: Allegany (12), Cattaraugus (10), Chautauqua (3), and Erie (4).

 

Tornado Preparedness and Response – Response/Recovery | Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Tornadoes | Ready.gov

Enjoy your day and have a great weekend!

Ladder Safety

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Good afternoon and Happy Friday!  This week is all things ladders.  This link from Werner has several mini presentations and other information to help us be safer on ladders.  Many ladder injuries simply come from complacency.  Enjoy your day and have a great weekend!

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!