After a long, gray winter, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the mercury is rising — and rising, and rising. For several weeks in the spring, outdoor work was comfortable — even preferable to indoor work. But by mid- to-late June, the temps began to take their toll.
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has released its feature-length film, Hot Commodity. A behind-the-scenes look at young people finding success in an industry that provides much more than comfort.
I was sitting next to a 99-year-old woman in an auditorium. I knew she was 99 because she introduced herself as Irene and told me her exact age. Then she sat back and waited for me to say something.
With 2020 well underway, our safety professionals have printed off a fresh batch of OSHA 300 forms and are duly recording work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses that occur in workplaces this year.
We have so many names for common things and tools that we use in this business; and because I have way too much time on my hands, I started wondering how those names came to be.
