Just this afternoon, 16 pedestrians were injured and trapped as a walkway and scaffolding collapsed in downtown San Diego. Police said about 25 people were walking or loitering in the covered walkway when its wooden walls and roof suddenly crashed to the ground. A part of a scaffolding in a construction site next [...]

In July, we ran an article about the hazards of working on propane cylinders and ammonia. One of our readers commented on it and shared about an anhydrous ammonia accident in Memphis that left her nephew injured and “in very bad shape”.

While we have looked into some facts about ammonia, we have yet [...]

When we talk about safety in the workplace, we often focus on its role as a preventive measure. We see it as a guard against hazards that might happen on the job. But what if safety is compromised and we’re faced with an emergency?
Not so long ago, news circulated on the net about two [...]

Defective or damaged items are a common problem in the workplace. While you can solve these dilemmas with repairs or replacements, you can’t leave these items as is.

Today, we’ll go into the complexities of using tagout for defective or damaged items in the workplace. This subject serves as a pseudo sequel to our [...]

Just today, OSHA proposed penalties against two companies for multiple alleged violations of federal workplace safety standards. One is Waukegan Steel Sales, Inc., a steel support manufacturing company facing a proposed fine of $152,500. The other is AAR Summa Technology, a manufacturing plant facing a total of $138,500 as proposed penalty.

While the [...]

In April, we ran an article about asphalt safety, giving some tips on how to stay safe while hazards like hot asphalt, vehicular traffic, complex machinery and heavy equipment are present. We received a comment that raises issues not just on the risks of this job, but also on the complicated subject of employee breaks. [...]

Any good business knows how to make money. But any good employer knows the important role employees play in their business. They perfectly understand that one of their top priorities is keeping their workplace safe for their employees. After all, there’s nothing like taking a huge blow when one or more of their employees [...]

The International Civil Aviation Organization released it’s audit of United States Aviations including Airports, Personnel, Licensing and Aviation Legislation. ICAO granted the U.S. a hefty 91 out of 100 score.

Yesterday we talked about the benefits of using head protection, eye and face protection and respiratory protection. Now it’s time we go into the importance of hand protection, safe footwear and hearing protection. These three other PPE’s are just as important as the first three. It pays to know the right ways to use [...]

Safety Services Company is proud to announce that we’ve been included among the 5000 fastest growing private companies in America. On Wednesday, August 20th 2008, Inc.com announced it’s annual list titled, “The Inc. 5000″. Safety Services Company was ranked 1,316.