What a difference a year makes because now I’m sitting at a computer charged with helping you find the information you need to safely operate your business and the U.S. Government has its own “apps store” with a truly helpful United States Postal Service (USPS) web app. With it you can track a package, find a nearby USPS location, find a zip code for an address and find what cities are in a zip code.

Summer is just around the corner and, along with it, the health effects and illnesses the hot season brings. Heat illness is no joke, and OSHA will be on every company and workplace to see that appropriate measures are taken to ensure that employers and workers are protected from it on the job. To illustrate [...]

We recently have been going through some restructuring and refocusing, and as part of it, we want to know if you have any needs, questions, suggestions, ideas, or complaints! Our goal is to provide you guys with safety information to help you supplement your existing program and keep you updated on the current regulations to [...]

A lineman in Bristol, Tennessee died shortly after getting hit with approximately 7,200 volts on the job. The worker, identified as Timothy James Parks, was electrocuted while handling a primary line, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. Parks, 30, worked for Suncoast Communications Services, Inc., a subcontractor for Ocala Electric Utility. According to Roger Pardo, [...]

Do you have an occupational health safety consultant in your company? An occupational health safety consultant is a person you can turn to for professional advice regarding health and safety concerns in your workplace. Hiring one from a trusted agency could be an option if you do not have one of your own, but it [...]