Feb 7, 2018 | Accident Prevention, Ladder Safety, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E., Slips Trips and Falls, Working At Height
High Fliers This was no ordinary high-wire act. Four men standing on a wire 35 feet above the ground, linked together with shoulder bars. Above them, another pair of men, also linked with shoulder bars. Above them, a woman standing on a chair! This assemblage-known...
Jan 3, 2018 | Accident Prevention, Chemical Handling, Cuts And Lacerations, Hand Safety, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E., Preventable Accidents, Safety Meetings, Safety Rules, Safety Training, Tool Safety
The Hand-Built Hot Rod Gleaming chrome. Beautiful custom paint. Tufted leather upholstery. If that’s your idea of a hot rod, stand back and make way for the true, original, hand-built hot rod. It’s called a rat rod and it harkens back to the early days of hot rodding...
May 4, 2017 | Eye Protection, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E.
The Long View There’s nothing unusual about a telescope. They’re in observatories and backyards across the country. But a telescope in space-now, that was something to talk about. And in the late 70s they did. Here’s the story of the telescope in space and how it...
May 4, 2017 | Hearing Protection, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E.
Symphony of Silence “My noblest faculty has greatly deteriorated.” “How sad is my lot, I must avoid all things dear to me.” “I am resolved to rise above every obstacle, but how will it be possible.” That is what the great composer Beethoven wrote to his close friends...
Apr 6, 2017 | Personal Protective Gear P.P.E., Respirator Safety
Free Diving Take a deep breath. Now hold it as long as you can underwater. That’s the essence of free diving. It’s one of the new breed of extreme sports—filled with challenges and dangers. But this extreme sport is actually over 2,000 years old. The pearl divers...
Apr 6, 2017 | Lock Out Tag Out, Machine Guard Safety, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E.
Pack A Punch Muhammed Ali, Joe Frazer, October 1, 1975. The Philippine Coliseum. It was the greatest fight of all time. It was the Thrilla in Manilla. Ali had been taunting Frazer and calling him names. Each had defeated the other once before, Frazer winning in...
