Lovell Safety Groups Earn Dividends

Lovell Safety Management Co., LLC, announced the 2010 - 2011 dividend earnings of two of its Safety Groups:

Launderers and Cleaners, Safety Group #34 paid a 20 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 25 percent.

Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Safety Group #531 paid a 17.5 percent dividend. Qualifying members received an advance discount of 25 percent.

OSHA 10-Hour Course in Construction, July 23rd and 24th

Save the date--Utica, NY

To aid in your compliance with the various Federal, State and City regulations requiring this training, the LSM safety department is once again offering the OSHA 10 Hour Course.  The course is provided by our OSHA certified instructors. Each employee who successfully completes the program will receive a certification card from OSHA.

Pre registration is required. Please see attached brochure.

 

 

Worker Exposure to Silica during Hydraulic Fracturing

The latest OSHA/NIOSH Hazard Alert highlights the risks of fracking:

NIOSH's recent field studies show that workers may be exposed to dust with high levels of respirable crystalline silica (called "silica" in this Hazard Alert) during hydraulic fracturing.

Read the full Alert here.

Susan Fahmy receives two awards from the Safety Executives of New York

Our very own Susan Fahmy received 2 awards from the Safety Executives of NY. One was for being a past president, and the other was the “Harvey Siegel Award” which is named after a very famous safety professional who was one of the founders of safety in NY. It is for outstanding contributions and is given only when decided upon by the board of the association. Congratulations Susan!

First Father’s Day Tied to the Workplace

Via the CDC and NISOH Science Blog:

Did you know that the first Father’s Day has workplace origins?  On July 5, 1908, a West Virginia church sponsored the nation’s first event to explicitly honor fathers[i].  The Sunday sermon was held in memory of the 362 men who were killed in explosions at the Fairmont Coal Company mines in Monongah, West Virginia the previous December.  These explosions remain the worst mine disaster[ii] and the worst industrial catastrophe of any kind[iii] in the history of the United States.  The 362 casualties left more than 1,000 widows and children.

Read the full NIOSH Science Blog story here.

OSHA 10-Hour Course in Construction, July 11th and 18th

Save the date--Flushing, NY

To aid in your compliance with the various Federal, State and City regulations requiring this training, the LSM safety department is once again offering the OSHA 10 Hour Course.  The course is provided by our OSHA certified instructors. Each employee who successfully completes the program will receive a certification card from OSHA.

Pre registration is required. Please see attached brochure.