Everyone who faces respiratory hazards should know how to use a respirator mask. Did you know respirator masks should be inspected before you wear them? Do you know how to check for proper fit? This article will teach you how…
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Cut Costs By Preventing Lacerations
Which injury topped the list of OSHA-reported incidents by local contractors for the last two years? Skin lacerations, or cuts, according to a recent meeting of the NECA-IBEW Local Union 701 Safety Committee. Electricians use their hands in expert, coordinated…
Tested Materials for DIY Face Masks
DIY face masks top the list of sewing projects for many people today, but why? Because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the CDC now wants everyone to wear face coverings in areas where they cannot practice social distancing. For example,…
COVID-19: Health & Safety Steps You Can Take
COVID-19 Situation The COVID-19 pandemic tops the list of problems in the United States and the world today. Health & safety steps you can take to help slow down the spread of the virus will make a difference in how…
Prevent Grain Bin and Silo Accidents
All farmers must take steps to prevent grain bin and silo accidents. These types of accidents can cause severe injuries and death. Documented accidents in Grant Park, Illinois and North Manchester, Indiana, resulted in farm worker fatalities and brought attention…
Decorate Safely This Holiday Season
Learn to follow simple safety steps and decorate safely this holiday season. Are you one of the millions of Americans who decorates for the holidays? Holiday decorations bring beauty and pizzazz to homes, businesses, and gathering places, making the season…
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Brent Bryden has 35 years of manufacturing safety and environmental health experience. Brent specializes in facilitating training for small, medium and large employers with a wide range of needs. He is passionate about using basic safety education and training to form strong safety foundations within an organization. Continuous improvement in safety training is his vision and providing results-oriented, quality products and services is his goal. Services: Training, Inspection Audits, Abatement Assistance, Safety Program Development, Implementation & Management.
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Don Bartalone is the lead instructor at the National Safety Education Center. He has 35 years of transportation and warehouse industry experience, serving on the safety team and committee for 20 of those years. Don also spent five years as a facility manager/safety coordinator for an oil refinery and has recently traveled to Saudi Arabia to assist in safety program development for the world’s largest oil company. He holds National Safety Council certificates in Fork Lift Truck Operator Training, Incident Investigation, Safety Inspections and Advanced Safety. Services: 10- and 30-hour General Industry OSHA training, OSHA 511, 501 and 503 instruction.