Author: Shannon

  • One Life: Cell Phone Safety
    25 Jul 2016 in general-safety
    Losing a life in a video game may not just apply to the video game itself anymore. The new popularity of a certain new mobile gaming app, has the potential to put people’s safety at risk, if they are not paying attention. With more than 15 million downloads in less...Read more
  • Keeping an Eye on UV Safety
    22 Jul 2016 in general-safety
    July is UV Safety Month and when you think of protecting yourself from UV rays what do you think of first? Most would probably say their skin. After all, it is our body’s largest organ, but what about your eyes? When it comes to UV rays there are two types, UVA and...Read more
  • July is Cell Phone Courtesy Month
    20 Jul 2016 in general-safety
    There you are, in a public place, minding your own business and suddenly you’re subjected to someone else’s personal conversation and you think to yourself “Whoa! Did I just hear that correctly?”. Cell phone use is at an all time high, and I think we’ve all...Read more
  • Think Safety When the Mercury Rises
    20 Jul 2016 in general-safety
    For those who work outside having the hot sun beating down on their backs is nothing new. After all, jobs don’t stop when temperatures soar. Unfortunately, the only choice is to work through it — often easier said than done. The hot summer months pose special haz...Read more
  • Keep Workers Safe from Heat Stress
    08 Jun 2016 in general-safety
    June 20th is the start of summer and as we enter the summer months, the warm weather has the potential to become very dangerous—even deadly—to workers who perform their job duties outside. According to OSHA, both environmental and job-specific factors can put wor...Read more
  • Workplace Safety News Roundup
    08 Jun 2016 in general-safety
    OSHA Issues Final Rule to Help Prevent Workplace Injuries and Illnesses OSHA issued safety citations to a roofing contractor for exposing workers to fall hazards, as well as other hazards on the job site. The contractor received citations for three repeated an...Read more
  • OSHA Issues Final Rule to Help Prevent Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
    06 Jun 2016 in osha
    OSHA has issued a final rule that modernizes workplace injury data collection to help more effectively inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards. Employers in high-hazard industries will need to now send the injury and illness data th...Read more
  • National Safety Month Highlights Important Safety Topics
    03 Jun 2016 in general-safety
    The National Safety Council (NSC) designates every June as National Safety Month. Throughout the month, Emedco will highlight many of the safety topics that the NSC does during this time. The NSC encourages people to use the month to identify risks and learn how to ...Read more
  • First Aid Kits – How do you check out?
    02 Jun 2016 in First Aid
    We see them, but what exactly is in that First Aid Kit you probably walk by every day at your job? It is best to familiarize yourself with the items it contains before it’s too late. So what exactly should it contain you might ask? Well, the answer to that can be ...Read more
  • 3 Tips for AED Program Success
    01 Jun 2016 in Uncategorized&workplace-safety-2
    According to OSHA, about 10,000 sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) occur at work annually. Make sure your workplace is equipped with the right tools and resources should this unfortunate occurrence happen in your facility. To start here are 3 tips for making your AED progra...Read more