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This past Friday, March 17th, you might have worn green, ate some corned beef, or participated in a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, proclaiming to have the “luck of the Irish.” If you are [...]

We shared this picture of a fire extinguisher in last week’s tip. We asked you what you saw that might have room for improvement. What did you come up with? Here are some of our thoughts. In [...]

When walking through a big box store recently, an SCM team member spotted a fire extinguisher. There is even a sign to point it out. It’s good to have fire extinguishers available, right? Why [...]

An acronym is when we take the first letter or letters of a multi-part name to create a new, abbreviated name. Sometimes we hear these acronyms, and maybe even use them, but we are not sure of [...]

In the past weeks, we have been discussing the number 1 cause of deaths in the U.S., cardiac arrests and heart disease. Without looking, what is the number 5 cause of death? If you thought of [...]

  Dina Pinelli was a model of good health. A yoga instructor, she used her treadmill daily, and ate mostly organic, non-processed foods. Dina reported feeling sweaty and was short of breath [...]

We are going to help you with this picture. The placard pictured here is what is termed an NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) 704 placard or “diamond.” The title refers to the standard [...]

Every year, at the end of January there is a push for employers to complete OSHA Recordkeeping forms, also known as OSHA 300 logs, so that the 300A Summary log for the previous year can be posted [...]

Hello to our readers. This is Laura Gantt, an SCM team member. I recently received a spoof of a business email, which, had I not been aware of email fraud, might have become a problem. See the [...]

The storms that have been pummeling California with torrential rain since late December have been devastating. Six atmospheric rivers have washed over the state so far, and three more are [...]