Heat Stress
Hot weather is here. Every year in the US, there are dozens of preventable worker deaths and thousands more workers become ill from extreme heat or humid conditions.
Hot weather is here. Every year in the US, there are dozens of preventable worker deaths and thousands more workers become ill from extreme heat or humid conditions.
Since 2012, Mary Crabtree has been offering more than just encouragement to student volunteers from the non-profit Carolina for the Kids (CFTK), who set up the gym for the annual UNC Dance Marathon. She also offers safety training and oversight.
With temperatures expected in the high 90°s and heat indexes nearing 100° throughout this week (June 18 – 24), UNC Environment, Health and Safety would like to remind you to take special precautions to avoid heat‐related illness in unusually hot … Read more
On Monday afternoon, Aug. 21, a solar eclipse will affect an estimated 500 million people across North America as the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
Genie Industries has found that wed debris in the boom tubes could lead to premature and excessive wear of the upper wear pads. This excessive wear can lead to potential damage to the boom tubes and could cause the platforms to drop.
On July 19, 2017, the CDC posted the findings from an investigation into a multistate outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infections linked to various college and university teaching microbiology laboratories.
Employees should take special precautions to avoid heat-related illness in unusually hot weather when working outdoors or in unconditioned indoor environments.
This notice applies only to Guardian SRL part numbers listed in this notice and for products manufactured from January 1, 2015-March 2017.
EHS will be hosting Safety Stand Down Week May 8-May 11, 2017.