Tip of the Week

September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. There have been many disasters lately that have reminded us of the importance of being prepared. Hurricane Idalia and tropical storm Lee flooded the east coast, while a rare tropical storm, [...]

When is a hazard not a hazard? When the hazard can’t reach you! Did that confuse you? Let’s talk about a phrase sometimes used when discussing hazardous materials or chemicals, the “routes of entry.”   There are basic routes of entry for a [...]

  22 years ago today, the unthinkable happened. Terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Centers in New York City, the Pentagon, and, if the attempt had not been thwarted by some heroic passengers on Flight 93, they would have flown a [...]

In the small community of Alamo, California, where SCM President Paul Gantt lives, there has been some recent roadwork. This work requires some lane closures, as evidenced by this sign: As you can see by the sign, traffic is supposed to move to [...]

Training can be tedious and repetitious. Some OSHA prescribed training is required yearly, some is required every other year, and then some trainings are only required by OSHA to be given during employee orientation. Which trainings are required [...]

With having so many different types of people in the workplace, having to deal with frustration in a team is a normal part of leadership. To understand how to deal with frustration in the workplace, you need to be able to identify it. It’s not [...]

Those of us who have visited and/or live in Hawaii have been horrified as we watched the recent wildfires on the islands of Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii. The popular charming town of Lahaina on Maui has been devastated, hundreds of people [...]

We have two weather forecasts to share with you. First is today’s projected high in Sacramento, CA. If you are familiar with the area, you will know that this close to an average temperature for sunny Sacramento. But what about Portland, OR? [...]

Last Monday, July 24th, Bronny, the 18-year-old son of Lebron James, a star athlete for the University of Southern California basketball team, suffered a cardiac arrest while practicing with the team. Luckily, he has since been released from the [...]

You may be familiar with the adage, “Failing to plan is planning to fail.” How important is planning? Let’s listen in on a discussion about planning from some legendary, although unlikely heroes. If you took the one minute to watch the movie [...]