When working with any equipment that produces intense flames, heat, or an electrical arc, working with caution and taking all preventative safety measures is a must to help ensure your safety and that of those [...]
Spotter Buddy and Arin Alert, two technologies set to provide maximum safety for workers around mobile equipment, are being showcased at this week's VPPPA National Conference in New Orleans. If you're attending the show, we [...]
As per OSHA, "despite being covered since 1971 under the original steel erection standard, America's 56,000 steel erectors continue to suffer 35 fatal accidents per year, a rate of one death per 1,600 workers." The [...]
In construction, some of the most dangerous operations are excavation and trenching. According to OSHA, a trench is “a narrow underground excavation that is deeper than it is wide, and is no wider than 15 [...]
The Fourth of July is almost here, and those white tents are popping up in parking lots everywhere to sell you fireworks. Beautiful, fun, and exciting, fireworks are a HUGE part of celebrating America’s birthday. [...]
Safety signage is not only a priority, it’s a requirement (as per OSHA). Signs are used in a variety of industries and workplaces for hazard recognition. Standard or personalized, it’s important to incorporate signage into [...]
SunnySide Supply's Nanette and Paul Battista, along with product manager Bennett Cooper, are currently participating in the Safety 2019 Professional Development Conference & Exposition in New Orleans. Their focus is around educating other safety professionals on [...]
A slip or trip at work can have serious consequences including death. According to the National Safety Council, "In 2013, injuries from slips, trips and falls resulted in 229,190 cases involving days away from work, [...]
According to the Industrial Trucking Association, more than 70 workers were killed and another 70,000+ were injured via forktruck accidents in 2016. If you take a moment to let it sink in, those numbers are [...]
A portable fire extinguisher can save lives and property by putting out a small fire or containing it until the fire department arrives. However, portable extinguishers have limitations. Fire grows and spreads rapidly, so the [...]
