“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief…” Not only is that the beginning of a Dickens classic but also best describes the period between Thanksgiving and New Years Day or as… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Running The Holiday Gauntlet
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently published their list of the top 10 safety violations for the last fiscal year ending September 30th 2014. The number #1 violation is still Fall Protection in construction followed in order by #2-Hazard Communication, #3-Construction Scaffolding, #4-Respiratory Protection, #5-L.O.T.O, #6-Powered Industrial Trucks, #7-Electrical Wiring Methods, #8-Construction Ladders, #9-Machine… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Day of The Dead
The Green Brick Road of Safety is a long winding road that has been well traveled over the years by many people in search of the elusive safe workplace. The high traffic on the road is graphically illustrated by the strewn litter of fingers, limbs and other body parts along with the constant wailing sound of… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Trips, Falls and Amputations, Oh My!
Now that you have Staffing under control, (SEE STEP 1) you can focus your attention on the next important step, storage. Seasonal items are always an interesting collection of flavors, (pumpkin, eggnog, gingerbread and peppermint), new and unusual food products, new electronics and premiere of other household goods, all making their annual appearance. The… Read More 5 Steps For a Successful Peak Season – STEP 2
What are you prepared to die for? For Country, freedom, equality? All noble causes but are you willing to die for the company you work for? Is it worth you laying down your life so the company won’t lose the production of 4 or 5 cases of product? How much time do you think is… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Dying For Work
It’s the beginning of August, those lovely dog days of summer, it’s hot, it’s slow at work and folks are away on vacations. However this is not the time to kick back and relax since before you know it, the seasonal rush for goods and services will be upon you and your warehouse will be… Read More 5 Steps For a Successful Peak Season – STEP 1
Falls continue to be the number one killer at construction sites and pretty high on the list in overall industrial accidents. Why are we falling down on the job of ending this absolutely preventable accident? Because to many companies don’t care. They have already built into the cost of doing business OSHA fines if caught… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Falling Down
You are very proud of yourself and you should be. You just survived the entire hiring process beginning with; searching the web for a job, sent in your polished resume, interviews, more interviews and finally, it’s your first day on the job and you’re in the Human Resources office filling out your W’s, who… Read More The 12 Signs Your Company May Be a Serial Killer
Men, we begin simply as “snips and snails and puppy dog’s tails” until we morph into Men and June happens to be men’s health month and it’s to remind men that your health is in your hands as high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer are all preventable and/or treatable when detected. I understand,… Read More Companies Behaving Badly – Dad Health Day
On Sunday at 3:20 a.m. we were shaken out of a sound sleep as our bed suddenly became a wild carnival ride. Being less than 10 miles from the quake center lamps were knocked off end tables, pictures fell and furniture was rearranged. We were very lucky as our only losses were a flower… Read More Just Putting It Out There – Survival Chest Project
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