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Focus On… Ready to be Challenged?
Here’s a challenge for you. What do all these words or pairs of words have in common? Carpenter’s bracket, bricklayer’s square, horse, chicken and needle beam? Is your brain tickled […]
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Focus On… Respirable Crystalline Silica
Crystalline silica is a common mineral found in the earth’s crust and is found in most building materials like stone, sand, concrete and mortar. When it is agitated by activities […]
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Focus On… Hurricane Season
Get ready, hurricane season is here and it’s supposed to be a rough one! June 1 marked the first day of hurricane season, and as you prepare for summer activities, […]
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Focus On… Trenching and Excavation Safety
Dirt. It doesn’t necessarily seem dangerous. But did you know that one cubic yard of it, enough to half fill the bed of a full-size pickup truck, can weigh as […]
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Focus On… the 2018 National Safety Stand-Down
According to OSHA, fatalities caused by falls from elevation accounted for 370 of the 991 construction fatalities recorded in 2016. The National Safety Stand-Down aims to end these preventable fatalities […]
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Focus On… Working in cold weather
Did you know by taking very short steps and slowing your pace, your reaction time speeds up and makes you more able to recover when you start to slip and […]
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Focus on… tick borne illness
STARI, STARI Night I was getting ready for bed when when the first wave of symptoms washed over me. My face felt dry and hot. My head began to throb […]
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Focus On… Safe + Sound Week
Safe + Sound Week Is On! Want to show your commitment to safety? Want to make a difference? Join us, the Southeastern OTI Education Center, and others across the county, […]
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Focus on… Safety Success Story—Cascade Tissues
We are so pleased to share the successful outcomes of the safety and health management system at Cascade Tissues in Rockingham, NC. Hope you are enlightened as much as we are! […]
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