Tip of the Week

During a recent SCM training class, a student relayed a story. Her family had recently applied a coating of mineral oil to their wood deck, attached to their house. As they finished up, they left the oil-soaked rags in a pile on the deck. And, [...]

Meet the youngest grandchild of SCM’s President, Paul Gantt, Quinn. Yes, that is a bump on her forehead. Like many active toddlers (she’s 20 months old), she stumbled and bumped her head. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured [...]

Hello, who else is surprised that we have reached the last Monday in February? It’s time for the monthly safety quiz. Many of our readers report that they use this quiz to test the safety knowledge of their staff and coworkers. This quiz [...]

Take a moment and do a brief exercise with us. Grab a piece of paper and in 30 seconds write out all of the things you do to help manage safety in your organization. Go ahead, we’ll wait. Got it? Ok, take a look at your list. It likely [...]

Next Sunday is Valentine’s Day. While children color pictures of hearts for their parents, it is a good time to talk about hearts. Not red hearts on paper, but your heart. According to the CDC, over 800,000 people in U.S. have a heart [...]

Hello All. This month, we thought it would be helpful to share some pictures of things that are good for a change. Both of the pictures were taken at a warehouse. There are a few things that you might be able to commend the safety coordinators [...]

Inspections are part of our safety lives. Almost every piece of machinery, personal protective equipment (PPE), and lifesaving equipment that we use has some form ofinspection requirement. Do you remember therequirements? Test yourself. [...]

Question: Right now, during this pandemic, in some locations, many employees of nonessential businesses are required to work from home. While working from home, what if an employee is injured or even worse, exposed to an infectious disease like [...]

Yes, we are talking about COVID-19 again. Before you tune out, please read this tip all the way through. We promise that, by the end of the safety tip, our reason will be clear. We have realized that there may be some questions when it comes to [...]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!   To start the New Year off right, we thought we would share one of our favorite videos for our “What’s Wrong” feature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okZW3_5Gr4s “This is Pinky, Placer County Animal [...]