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Distinct Infrastructure Group Inc. (DIG) recently announced that it has been recognized by the Utility Contractors Association of Ontario (UCA) with the Association’s 2018 Safety Performance Award.

Each year the UCA recognizes contractors who have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to safety and achieved outstanding safety results. This year DIG was recognized in the category of contractors with over 250,000 hours of work performed.

Full article: Canadian utility contractor wins safety award
Source: Safety Best Practices

An electrical contractor recently celebrated reaching the milestone of one-million safe working hours.

Wayland, Michigan-based Windemuller said in August, 2018 it hit the mark without any recordable OSHA injuries as of July. The company’s streak started in May 2016.

Full article: Electrical contractor reaches 1-million hours without an injury
Source: Safety Best Practices

A decade-old standard developed to help companies with risk management has been revised and adopted as a U.S. national standard. The new version reflects the evolution of risk management from a separate, departmentalized activity to an integrated management competency.

Full article: Risk management standard gets an update
Source: Safety Best Practices

Do blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) affixed to forklifts pose an unnecessary risk? Prompted by employee concerns, a client asked me this question. Choose your answer now, and see if it wavers or changes as you progress through this article.

Full article: Concerns grow over high-intensity blue LEDs
Source: Safety Best Practices

Preventive safety evaluations help protect personnel and equipment, cut costly downtime and losses, and minimize liability exposure. This article highlights common areas of hazards in a manufacturing facility, and some potential solutions to explore.

Full article: Guard against these 8 manufacturing hazards
Source: Safety Best Practices

Roughly 38 million people will commence with a digging project this year without first having underground utility lines marked, and a line is damaged once every nine minutes because someone started digging without first calling 811.

Full article: Call 811 before you dig
Source: Safety Best Practices

IQ may be a predictor of who suffers an injury or illness at work. A 68-year population study published in 20171 found that IQ is inversely associated with all major causes of death, including accidents.

Full article: Intelligence as a safety & health metric
Source: Safety Best Practices

We are the indoor generation. The EPA’s National Human Activity Pattern Survey (NHAPS) conducted 1992-1994 found that Americans spend about 87% of their time in enclosed buildings and about 6% of their time in enclosed vehicles.

Full article: Home Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) assessments present challenges
Source: Safety Best Practices