tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35374986276658045782024-03-13T12:17:54.680-07:00Evergreen Safety NewsFeaturing safety news, events & regulation updates focusing on the Greater Northwest. ESC is a nonprofit offering consultations & a variety of safety training including Safety & Health Certifications, First Aid/CPR, Fork Lift and Flagger, as well as motorcycle & sidecar/trike safety courses.Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.comBlogger427125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-60116851966919722572018-08-09T09:03:00.000-07:002019-01-09T09:07:00.925-08:0010 Tips for Building a Stronger Safety Committee
Involve others at all levels of your company. Ensure your safety committee represents the mix of your organization’s labor force and management.
Look for enthusiastic volunteers as well as former “Safety Champions.” That enthusiasm can be invaluable when you get going, and those with experience can help guide.
Develop a basic curriculum and Safety Manual. Be prepared to provide resources, Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-40796337235631837022018-05-03T11:55:00.000-07:002019-01-09T08:55:29.427-08:00Congratulations!Natalie Smith, of Bellingham WA and Nicole Anders, of Sequim WA have been awarded The Monty C. Lish & Stanley O. McNaughton Scholarship for Safety and Health Careers. Natalie was also awarded the American Association of Safety Councils Scholarship as a member of Evergreen Safety Council.Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-83924592544308843462018-04-11T08:52:00.000-07:002019-01-09T08:52:57.386-08:00June is National Safety Month — Themed “No 1 Gets Hurt”
Observed annually in June, National Safety Month focuses on reducing leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road, and in our homes and communities. This year the theme is “No 1 Gets Hurt” and the month is broken into four focus weeks, each designated for a particular safety issue: week one focuses on emergency preparedness; week two has the focus of wellness; week three emphasizes Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-45169415211212683382018-03-06T08:21:00.000-08:002019-01-09T08:21:36.827-08:00Vehicle/Equipment Movement Planning & Safety
Traffic Control Inside the Construction Site
Whether it’s a road construction site or a large building construction site, the interaction of heavy equipment and large trucks with on-foot workers commonly creates a high fatality and high hazard zone. For these high risk construction zones, training is essential for all personnel.
Targeted training can help increase construction employee Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-87323806437486512472018-02-01T08:42:00.000-08:002019-01-09T08:43:08.968-08:00Hypothermia
According to the Mayo Clinic, Hypothermia is a medical emergency that occurs when your body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature. Hypothermia occurs as your body temperature falls below 95 F (35 C).When your body temperature drops, your heart, nervous system, and other organs can’t work normally. Left untreated, hypothermia can lead to heart andEvergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-21961757988070508722018-01-15T11:12:00.000-08:002019-01-09T08:13:30.325-08:00Evergreen Safety Council has a new President/Executive Director
Meet Jeffrey D. Vaughan
This past Fall saw a change of guard at Evergreen with the retirement of Tom Odegaard. Tom had been a steadying and leading force for the organization for more than 14 years as President/Executive Director. True to his military background, his wish for his retirement party was to have a Hail and Farewell Ceremony, a traditional event that celebrates both those Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-84078278602762463872017-11-09T08:01:00.000-08:002019-01-09T08:03:34.765-08:006 Myth-Busters for the New Distracted Driving Law
You are allowed to call 911 in an emergency situation.
A primary offense is whenever a trooper observes drivers making contact with their phone other than the one touch/swipe. This is what troopers will be mainly focused on. Primary offenses will now be reported to your insurance companies.
Food, drinks, grooming, and smoking. All of these things are secondary violations/observations. It is Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-39913647199822074032017-10-11T12:07:00.000-07:002019-01-09T07:51:07.311-08:00Big News! ESC Awarded OSHA Susan Harwood Training Grant for 2017-2018The Susan Harwood Training Grant Program funds eligible nonprofit organizations to provide training and education for workers and employers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in their workplaces. Target audiences include underserved, low-literacy, and workers in high-hazard industries. Since 1978, over 2.1 million workers have been trained through this Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-27162294159493291702017-10-02T07:28:00.000-07:002019-01-09T07:41:30.077-08:00The End of an Era at Evergreen Safety CouncilAn end to an era is soon approaching us here at Evergreen Safety Council. Tom Odegaard is retiring.Tom became Evergreen’s Executive Director in September, 2003, replacing the previous Executive Director, Monty Lish, which were some big shoes to fill. Tom did a great job filling them.During his nearly 15 year career with Evergreen he had several major accomplishments. His first, and probably Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-5589784489210466002017-07-19T14:55:00.000-07:002019-01-09T09:10:46.982-08:00Work Zone Safety for Drivers
Summer has arrived and as usual so has the road construction season. With all the projects going on you are going to be driving through quite a few work zones this summer.
A few facts from the Federal Highway Administration:
Between 2010 and 2014 in work zone crashes more than:
4,400 persons died (85% were the driver or passenger),
200,000 persons were injured.
Drivers are the most Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-60914761980777712902017-07-10T14:37:00.000-07:002019-01-08T14:43:27.514-08:00Congratulations to T BAILEY, INC. for earning Evergreen Safety Council’s John D. Spellman Safety Award for 2016
Founded in 1991 and located in Anacortes, WA, T BAILEY, INC. is a diversified heavy-civil/industrial general contractor. Their expertise is construction. They build and repair huge storage tanks, apply coatings, build foundations, excavations, and piping systems. They are also experts in heavy steel plate/structural fabrication. Their vast experience in aboveground, field-erected fuel and waterEvergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-69140075024473950012017-06-14T14:48:00.000-07:002019-01-08T14:50:15.125-08:00Develop Your Defensible Space
Wildland-Urban Interface
An interesting term that means where the homes meet the forest (wildland). It is this area that can become dangerous during the summer months, when there is a high threat of wildfire. This year the threat is higher due to the wet winter and the larger than normal amount of grasses and other fine fire fuels in the forest.
This year the threat may also be high in the Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-5821919915574860132017-05-18T14:31:00.000-07:002019-01-08T14:32:48.263-08:00Injury Prevention and Safety in the Workplace
Some Quick Tips to Get You Started
I know that safety professionals understand the cost of workplace injuries and illnesses and that part of their job is to provide ways to reduce, if not eliminate, injury costs. Of course there are both direct and indirect costs to injuries such as training replacement, investigation cost, loss of productivity, and so on. With that said here are a few ideas Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-44545331611841750482017-02-16T14:22:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:12:25.756-08:00Be Prepared for Winter Driving
Driving in the winter can be nerve wracking whether you are driving in the coastal rains or in snow and icy conditions. Getting prepared before a trip, or even day-to-day driving, can make all the difference in winter driving. It’s a good idea to review these things periodically even if you made an initial pass at the beginning of the winter
Tips to Winterize Your Car:
Install winter Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-22869542271153778642017-02-02T14:16:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:13:05.082-08:00February is American Heart Month
The first American Heart Month was declared by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It was created to encourage Americans to join the battle against heart disease. Since 2004, February also has been the month for the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign to raise awareness of this number one killer of women.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-4060443654179434232017-01-02T14:09:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:14:32.916-08:00The Best Defense May Actually Be Avoidance
As most of you know, safety is very important to us here at Evergreen Safety Council. For the most part we do focus on workplace safety, but there are other areas of safety that we all need to be aware of, such as our personal safety. January is National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month. The BEST Self Defense is Awareness and Avoidance.
The crime reports from 2015, compiled by the Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-79531879133225323982016-11-29T13:59:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:16:15.951-08:00One of the Biggest Recognized Hazards and Twelve Things to Make Your Workplace More Safe
As safety professionals we look at all sorts of hazards and then do our best to either eliminate, control, or protect employees from those hazards. Well, over the years, fire has been one of the biggest recognized hazards due to its frequency and the damage it can quickly cause.
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in 2015 there were 1,345,500 fires responded toEvergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-80298459374475601732016-11-17T13:37:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:16:50.614-08:00Workers and Fatigue
In dealing with safety you learn that there are hazards out there that are recognized, but there is no actual rule that covers the hazard. This is true about sleep and the workplace. There is no OSHA rule that covers fatigue, etc. that comes from lack of sleep to working unusual shifts.
According to OSHA, extended or unusual work shifts may be more stressful physically, mentally, Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-36869683896645224812016-10-11T13:30:00.000-07:002019-01-09T09:18:01.397-08:00Continental Mills, Inc. Cooks Up a Winning Safety Trend
Evergreen Safety Council is proud to recognize Continental Mills, Inc. as the 2015 recipient of the John D. Spellman Safety Award.
Continental Mills, a manufacturer of premium dry-mix baked goods led by their Krusteaz® brand pancake, muffin, and cookie mixes, as well as their Ghirardelli® brownie mix, operates four manufacturing and distribution centers with corporate offices in Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-53206672308643322952016-09-05T13:22:00.000-07:002019-01-09T09:18:41.827-08:00Safety Violations Can & Will Get You Fined
A Washington State roofing company has been repeatedly cited for several safety violations, and most notably for fall protection violations by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).
Recently fined $427,000 for exposing workers to fall hazards without adequate fall protection, the company was also cited for failing to effectively train workers in how Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-48673113150433810182016-08-18T13:09:00.000-07:002019-01-08T13:13:10.955-08:00Preparing for the Big One
A region-wide exercise to test the emergency response to a major disaster in the Cascadia Subduction Zone
Science points to a large magnitude earthquake happening along the Cascadia Subduction Zone, the 800-mile fault line that runs from California to the Island of British Columbia, on average once every 200 to 500 years. That means we may be about due.
A 9.0 magnitude earthquake along this Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-62162850683253350212016-04-11T13:01:00.000-07:002019-01-08T13:03:59.989-08:00This Ongoing Operation Can Reduce Accidents and Hazards, and Improve Morale
With the changing times of the season there usually is some “safety” week dealing with any sort of safety issue. Well there is one safety issue that we feel needs to be addressed all the time and that is Basic Housekeeping.Effective housekeeping will eliminate some workplace hazards and help get a job done safely and properly. Poor housekeeping can frequently contribute to accidentsEvergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-51229999609770577822016-03-07T12:42:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:19:17.632-08:00On or Off the Job–Vehicle Crashes Have Big Costs for Employers
Many individuals never realize the financial impact of vehicle crashes on employers. However, a report just released by the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety (NETS), shows the significant costs to employers that direct crash-related expenses have whether the crash happened on or off the job.
The report, Cost of Motor Vehicle Crashes to Employers-2015™, details the costs to employers of Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-25793614495538827172016-01-14T12:34:00.000-08:002019-01-08T12:39:22.010-08:00Scholarships for Members and Their Families
Evergreen Safety Council views membership as a gateway to establishing a safety partnership with you and your employees. Member organizations and individuals have low-cost access to valuable information, resources, and training that will help protect you, your employees, and your business from dangerous situations, accidents, and costly mistakes.
But did you know that members and their Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3537498627665804578.post-47659551789164903652016-01-04T12:26:00.000-08:002019-01-09T09:21:21.563-08:00Updated CPR and First Aid Guidelines
On October 15, 2015 the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) released updated CPR and First Aid Guidelines. To comply with these new recommendations and ILCOR, First Aid instructors must complete an instructor update course by the end of 2016. instructors can continue to teach and certify using the 2010 materials until December 31, 2016.
On January 1, 2017, any instructor Evergreen Safety Councilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123911491491999417noreply@blogger.com0