• SAFETY EXPO RAFFLE WINNER

    Congrats to our GC EXPO Safety Committee Raffle Winner-ASA Member Nathan House with Archview Metal Systems!
    (Safety Jacket donated by Nu Way-Everything for the Contractor)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Pictured from left to right at the ASA Meet the GC Expo 1.30.19.
    Steve Williams, Bell Electrical; Nathan House, Archview Metal Systems; Rose Kastrup, CSA Advisors

  • FEBRUARY 2019 TOOL BOX TALK TOPICS

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    Dangers of Lead Paint 
    Distracted Driving (Cellphone Use)-Feb
    Dropped Objects-Feb
    Dump Truck Operation-Feb

  • JANUARY 2019 TOOL BOX TALK TOPICS

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    Carbon Monoxide Safety

    Cold Stress

    Falls on the Same Level

    Fire Extinguishers Use and Inspection

    Muddy Work Areas

  • OSHA DRONE MEMO

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    US Department of Labor Memorandum-OSHA use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS or Drones) during Inspections

  • ASA MWC Safety Report October 2018

    Is your Company Proactive or Reactive?
    Michael Sicking, Safety International

    When it’s time to project next year’s costs and revenues are you including safety as a budget line item? Quite simply, is your view on safety spending proactive or reactive? Many contractors always seem to find the money if the General Contractor has a last minute requirement after the job starts or an accident happens that forces you to take additional safety precautions and buy equipment.

    I have been doing safety long enough to know that the companies who operate a proactive approach to safety are often the most profitable and most sought after contractors in the area.

    They almost without exception enjoy greatly reduced worker’s comp insurance from a lower than average EMR and have an OSHA incident rate that is well below the NAICS code average for their trade.

    This translates in to real dollars saved and earned. In today’s work environment a company’s EMR and OSHA incident rate is like a credit score. If your score is poor you are not even allowed to bid on projects, thus giving up valuable revenue for you and your employees.

    Another great benefit of being proactive is that your employees will develop a sense of increased safety culture emphasis on the job. They may not thank you every time you go out to the job, but I have personally heard many comments from workers that they actually appreciate the visits from the “safety guy”. They say that they work around a lot of other contractors who never have a safety professional come out to the job. They know you care about their wellbeing and it translates into increased productivity, time saved, increased profits, and advertising for your company that you are a strict safety culture company.

    One last thing to consider. Have a periodic safety/company meeting with your employees at your shop and directly ask the employees how they feel about safety and what ideas do they have to make the job task safer? You would be amazed at the great ideas your employees have to help your company grow!