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While we’re unable to attend LHAT in Philadelphia next week — lots of work is a good problem to have, right? — we will be there in spirit! It’s a beautiful city filled with historic architecture and amazing food. It’s a perfect backdrop for what we know will be a successful conference. LHAT says it …Continue Reading

Impairment is the National Safety Council’s final topic for National Safety Month. Most people associate impairment with drug use or drinking. Most of us are pretty confident that we can identify what drug use or drinking on the job looks like: unfocused and/or bloodshot eyes, lack of motor coordination, slurred speech, inability to focus, inappropriate …Continue Reading

My immediate family – and therefore, I – have always had inappropriate responses to slips, trips, and falls. We’re awful. We have several family stories that gleefully start with, “Remember that time (fill in family member’s name) fell/tripped/wiped out …” When my parents were newlyweds, one of the stories goes, my mom watched my dad …Continue Reading

June is National Safety Month. Keeping in line with the National Safety Council’s weekly safety topics, I’m going to talk a little bit about Hazard Recognition. After reading several articles on the topic, it really boils down to taking a few minutes to stop and take stock of your surroundings. Look around and ask the …Continue Reading

To wrap up National Historic Preservation Month, let’s talk about those wooden truss arch girders that hold up the Coliseum’s rigging structure. Bear with me, here, because there were a few hoops we had to jump through before we even got to lay hands on them! The Coliseum, built in 1924, was constructed using an …Continue Reading