Sep 26, 2017 | Accident Prevention, Electrical Safety, Fire Hazards, Hazards, Safety Meetings, Safety Rules, SDS - MSDS
Wildfire! In a state know for wildfires, this one was off the charts. It caused the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents. It was responsible for millions in property damage. It threatened entire cities. It endangered over 6,000 firefighters. The fire was...
Sep 26, 2017 | Electrical Safety, Fire Hazards, Hazards, Safety Training, SDS - MSDS
Fire Watcher Like the lighthouse operator and long-distance runner, the fire watcher is surrounded in romance and lore. These solitary figures spend hour after hour, day after day, month after month perched high atop our nation’s forests searching for any sign of...
Jan 17, 2017 | Accident Prevention, Clutter, Housekeeping, Preventable Accidents, SDS - MSDS
Prevent is for Pros You’re the coach of an NFL team. Your players, bruised and tired, have battled it out with heart. Here’s the situation you’re faced with now. It’s the fourth quarter, two minutes left in the game. You’re ahead by 17 points. But the opposing...
Jan 17, 2017 | Accident Prevention, Clutter, Fire Hazards, SDS - MSDS
Heroes Under Fire Can you name the firefighter who became a household name, pioneered modern-day techniques and equipment, and was even immortalized in a John Wayne film? If you answered Red Adair, you’re right. Born in Texas in 1915, Adair left school to work in the...
Sep 26, 2016 | Accident Prevention, Hazards, Personal Protective Gear P.P.E., SDS - MSDS, Slips Trips and Falls
Achilles Heel You remember the story of Achilles, don’t you? Sure—he was the hero of Greek mythology who couldn’t be beaten in battle—or so everyone thought. Achilles’ mother was the sea goddess Thetis. But his father was a mortal. Naturally, Thetis wanted to make...
Jul 13, 2016 | Accident Prevention, Clutter, Fire Hazards, Housekeeping, Lifting Properly, SDS - MSDS, Slips Trips and Falls
” Finish First ” He learned how to drive by running moonshine in North Carolina and went on to become a NASCAR legend. Let’s take a glimpse at the fascinating life of Junior Johnson. Born Robert Glen Johnson Jr., in 1931 in North Carolina. Junior Johnson...
