Vehicle Safety:  Check, Inspect, Drive!

Vehicle Safety: Check, Inspect, Drive!

Using a company vehicle means you have a responsibility to ensure, not only your safety, but also that of any passengers and fellow drivers.  Because the vehicle may have been driven previously by several other people, it’s a good idea to take a few minutes to check...
Maintenance Holes: A Confined-Space Safety Hazard

Maintenance Holes: A Confined-Space Safety Hazard

A confined space is any area with limited entry and exit containing known or potential hazards and which is not intended for continuous human occupancy. The most common confined spaces in the utility industries are maintenance holes (commonly known as Manholes).At...
Bites and Stings Can Be Very Serious for Some

Bites and Stings Can Be Very Serious for Some

Usually these incidents cause only itching, redness, and maybe swelling at the bite site, butsometimes these encounters can be serious. The victim may have a severe allergic reaction, orthe bite may be poisonous.For bee stings and spider bites:*Make sure you and the...
Underground Utility Locate- Make the Call

Underground Utility Locate- Make the Call

Underground Utility Locate- Make the Call Have you read these headlines in your community recently? *20,000 customers were out of phone service for nine hours… *For the second time in a week, the fire department had to evacuate residents of… *A construction crew...
What You Don’t Know About Radon Can Kill You!

What You Don’t Know About Radon Can Kill You!

Radon is a radioactive gas formed by the natural decay of uranium in rock, soil and water It’s colorless, odorless, tasteless, and chemically inert.  There’s no way of telling if it is present, or how much is present, unless you specifically test for it.  So...