The 65th current participant in Cal/OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is a facility that tempers glass—lots of it—with hazards that could make a safety manager temper their career choice. Fortunately, Cardinal CT in Moreno Valley has engineered out its main safety threats and implemented procedures to address the ones that cannot be engineered. The …
AgSafe honored two individuals and two employers with its annual AllWays Safe awards for their efforts to promote safe workplaces. The recognition was given during a presentation at the recent AgSafe conference in Monterey. The awards are judged based on surveys submitted by the applicants. “They rate their programs, discuss their best practices and tell …
Associated General Contractors of California has named Mario Noriega, an apprentice carpenter turned safety manager at ISEC, Inc., its Safety Professional of the Year. The association announced the award at its annual meeting in January. As announced in October, ISEC was named a first-place winner of the Construction Safety Excellence Awards in the specialty contractor …
It goes by names like the Energy Wheel or “Stuff That Can Kill You” – STCKY – and it originated in the energy industry. That’s appropriate because it is designed to arm workers with the skills to recognize hazardous sources of energy, from gravity to temperature to radiation. The Energy Wheel has been used in …
The California Construction and Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) has honored one individual and six companies for their efforts to keep the state’s surface mines safe. This year is the 17th for the Excellence in Safety Awards, which recognize those efforts and outstanding safety leadership. Ten industry experts participated in the judging. The awards are not …