Allianz Field is the new home of the Minnesota United FC, an MLS soccer team. Located in the St. Paul Midway the stadium offers seating for nearly 20,000 fans, including 25 suites, 38 semi-private loge boxes, and four club rooms. It incorporates the latest amenities and technology while being sustainably designed to minimize environmental impact
A common belief is that success favors those who are active rather than passive. Hitting things head-on and hard directs the outcome while being passive leaves you vulnerable. When it comes to construction safety, in particular fall protection, we often find the exact opposite to be true. Active vs
Dan Hannan, CSP and Debra Hilmerson As 5S methodology and lean building practices become more wide spread in the construction industry, there is a growing need for smart safety solutions that are designed to align with lean building practices. Originally developed by the Japanese in the early 1900’s, the 5S methodology aims for systematic order
The Hilmerson Safety Rail System™, a heavy-duty and construction-grade roof railing system, proudly protects workers from falling onto skylights. Federal OSHA 29 CFR 1910.23 (a)(4). The Hilmerson roof railing system was built to be easy to install, be OSHA complaint, be lean, reusable, and durable. Not only is our roof safety railing system easy
Dan Hannan, CSP A strategy establishes the broad means and methods of how business will be conducted to achieve progress and attain goals. Approaching something strategically implies calculated decision-making. Strategies are forward-looking and develop an operational path into the future by committing to priorities and financial outlays. The strategic planning process for safety is not
Dan Hannan, CSP As the safety leader for your company your challenges are many, and leveraging resources for safety program progress can be a great way to drive improvements. One of the items at the top of your list is likely the need to convince the decision makers that more needs to be done to
Dan Hannan, CSP Sorry to disappoint but OSHA does exist and it's here to stay. But if OSHA was absent from our lives would we be better off? What would the workplace look like? Would pre-1970 “best-effort” safety practices be sufficient in today's workplace? Without OSHA would employers sensibly self-impose enough safeguards to keep workers
Were you satisfied with your organization’s safety performance last year? Dan Hannan, CSP Regardless of your answer to that question, allow me to challenge you with this question—how do you know? It is critical to evaluate and understand how you are measuring success vs. failure of your safety program—are you only paying attention to injuries,
Are you confused about Minnesota OSHA record keeping? How about electronic reporting requirements? You're not alone. Here are three things construction companies need to know about Minnesota OSHA record keeping going into 2018. Minnesota OSHA has yet to adopt the federal injury and illness reporting rule which went into effect January 1, 2017 - As such,