Each month, Verita Risk Advisory Services promotes safety by highlighting best practices in areas such as driving, carbon monoxide, ladders, electricity, weather, etc. Our goal is to help keep you safe in everything from your day-to-day activities that can result in slips & falls, to exposure to unsafe levels of chemicals. In support of the…
Electricity is such a common form of energy that many people take it for granted and are not very concerned with the danger it presents. Every home and business use electricity to illuminate buildings and streets, power equipment and laptops, and heat food and water. It is produced by fossil fuels, solar panels, water turbines,…
Driving, as an activity, is dangerous for the driver, passengers and the public. Everyone knows someone who has been in a car or truck accident and may have been in one themselves. Based on police department records, the US Department of Transportation reports have traffic accidents slightly down from 2021 to 2022 to just under…
Almost everyone uses a ladder for one reason or another. This includes changing a lightbulb to getting on the roof. If not used correctly, it can lead to a fall resulting in severe injury or death. The American Ladder Institute (ALI), a not-for-profit organization established in 1947, promotes ladder safety, provides training, and develops standards…
It is not a surprise that Housekeepers represent the primary occupation for hotel related worker injuries. With a dynamic environment, strenuous job tasks, rushing through heavy check-out days, and in many cases, sub-par safety training, this should not be considered a surprise. I have trained and interacted with well over one thousand Housekeepers throughout the…
It may seem like a strange time to be writing about heat and high temperatures as we just experienced some record snowfalls and low temperatures, but time flies and we need to be preparing for the summer. For several years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), has been working on standards for safe workplace…
According to the Department of Transportation, nearly 70% of the US roads are in areas that receive 5 inches of snow or more annually. This requires most of us to adjust our driving during the winter months to avoid being involved in an accident. Around 1,300 people are killed and over 100,000 injured each year…
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless and odorless gas. It is a product of incomplete combustion. CO can be produced at toxic levels by carbon fuel burning appliances such as wood burning stoves, furnaces and internal combustion engines. According to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, there is an uptick in non-fire related CO deaths. …
The concept behind the term “pandemic” has evolved over the centuries to describe philosophical, social, and medical issues which had 2 common characteristics: it affected human beings and was a widespread phenomena.1 This generation will always remember the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on family, friends and the impact to daily life. According to…
Winter weather presents unique risks and exposures. These include both injuries to employees, guests and the public as well as damage to property. Injuries to people from winter weather include hypothermia and slips and falls. For workers outside, make sure that they are properly dressed including winter coats, gloves and boots. Limited exposure to below…