Articles Tagged with ''safety and HVAC''

There’s always demand for the services an HVAC tech offers. With that in mind, the industry does pose some risks, and contractors are at the heart of those risks. Here are the top five threats that HVAC contractors need to be aware of.

Graphic Products has announced the launch of its redesigned website at www.graphicproducts.com, which the company calls a comprehensive online safety destination.

BLR® – Business & Legal Resources, a provider of workplace safety and other services, has announced the launch of Incident Tracker, a new service designed to give subscribers affordable incident tracking for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance.

While some industrial and commercial HVACR contractors are already acclimated to the OSHA requirements, which have long applied to confined spaces, such as tunnels and man holes, they, along with residential HVAC contractors, will need to make sure they are on top of the new requirements.

Falls from portable ladders (step, straight, combination, and extension) are one of the leading causes of occupational injuries and fatalities. The following are some quick tips from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on ladder safety.

The plan that emerged from the Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group includes improved coordination and information sharing across DHS, OSHA, and the EPA as well as better coordination with state and local officials including the first-response community. 

Ellis & Watts Global Industries Inc., a supplier of engineering, design, and fabrication of HVAC and other products for the nuclear, military, and industrial markets, announced that it has been recognized with the Large Business Supplier of the Year award by Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit.

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its latest safety video detailing key lessons learned from the major anhydrous ammonia release that occurred at Millard Refrigerated Services Inc. on August 23, 2010. The accident resulted in over 150 exposures to offsite workers, 30 of which were hospitalized.

A thorough understanding of sheet metal work is necessary to help attract prospective workers, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the number of sheet metal workers to grow 15 percent by the year 2022 — faster than the national average across all occupations.