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Being located at the top of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula on Little Traverse Bay, the winter months for the team at Taylor True Value Rental in Petoskey can be treacherous. Safety has to be at the forefront of everything they do, according to Angela Bishop, CERP, co-owner.  

As cold weather arrives, what to do and not do to keep safe involve a number of potential factors and scenarios. Job sites, homes, businesses, vehicles and more all may have a cold weather-related challenge to confront.

Employers should offer workers training that includes how to recognize the environmental and workplace conditions that can lead to cold stress.

Are your employees or customers working around electrical systems?

Do you have new employees this summer? Many heat-related accidents and deaths happen when workers are new to the job.

With 57 drivers, including four who have their commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs), driver safety is taken very seriously at Event Source, based in Cleveland, and Panache Events and So Cool Events, both based in Pompano Beach, Fla.

Lightning strikes can severely injure or kill workers whose jobs involve working outdoors, but it is often overlooked as an occupational hazard. 

One method does not fit all when it comes to loading inventory in customers' vehicles. 

Lack of or poor-quality sleep, long work hours, stress and sleep disorders are just a few reasons a person may suffer from fatigue. In the workplace, driver fatigue is a major safety risk that can lead to injury of the driver and others.