KEEPING CURRENT
Thanksgiving Safety Tips
For most, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the holidays. From testing family recipes to decorating cakes and cookies, everyone enjoys being part of the preparations. So keeping fire safety top of mind in the kitchen during this joyous but hectic...
Toys for Tots Toy Drive 2021
Please consider giving to a child in need this holiday season!Delaware Valley Safety Council is excited to once again participate in the Marines Toys for Tots program! Drop-off your new, unwrapped toy to our facility at 510 Heron Drive, Suite 210, Swedesboro, NJ now...
Simple Steps for an Extra Safe Halloween
Kids love the magic of Halloween, but many communities canceled their celebrations in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. So, is it safe to trick-or-treat this year? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, in a Sept. 26 interview, said...
NFPA Celebrates 125 Years of Championing Workplace Safety
Let’s take a look back at all the National Fire Protection Association has done to advance worker protection in the past 125 years. Over the past year, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has been celebrating quite the milestone: 125 years of protecting...
Pandemic, Tech Alters Construction Safety
More than one in three contractors (35%) increased online training over the past 12 months, and nearly two-thirds (63%) of contractors now use it.Contractors and workers are adapting well-established principles of safety management to respond to the pandemic and are...
Trench Safety Stand Down scheduled for June 14-18
Fairfax, VA — As part of Trench Safety Month, the National Utility Contractors Association, in conjunction with OSHA, is urging employers involved in trench work to participate in the sixth annual Trench Safety Stand Down. Set to take place June 14-18, the event is...
National Safety Month: Staying Safe 24/7
The importance of safety doesn't take a break once the clock strikes 5 p.m. and you're free to leave work. During National Safety Month this June, the National Safety Council (NSC) is promoting the importance of practicing safe behaviors 24/7.According to NSC, three...
Heat Illness Awareness
With the area’s first wave of sustained 90 degree days are here, please find a link to OSHA’s Heat Illness Prevention resources page below. Heat - Additional Resources | Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha.gov)Our Partners[logoshowcase cat_id="126"...
Questions about COVID-19 vaccines? Talk to your doctor or pharmacist
Courtesy of NJ.gov Still have some questions about COVID-19 vaccines? It’s ok, New Jersey's infectious disease experts have answers.How were COVID-19 vaccines developed quickly? COVID-19 vaccines were developed using decades of research on vaccine technology and other...
The Next Frontier of Workplace Safety
A look at how video and computer vision can improve worker health and safety.Author: Chris Penrose Employees throughout the manufacturing industry filed hundreds of worker safety lawsuits in 2020. In fact, 68% of workers globally reported they do not feel completely...
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