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Workplace Safety Increases When You Show You Care

What happens when your staff has something to prove?

December 17, 2018

Safety is an important topic: one that is emphasized in many an HVACR company. Emphasized or not, though, injuries happen.

Jose Delgado, a technician with Gaithersburg, Maryland-based GAC Services, works on low-voltage wiring for an air handler inside a customer’s crawl space. - The ACHR News

From Their Feet to Their Fleets, HVAC Contractors Prepare for Winter

Nicole Krawcke

November 12, 2018

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We all know winter is on its way. And HVAC contractors — who brave all types of weather conditions — are using this time to prepare their field technicians and installers for cold weather and the ice, sleet, and snow that come with it.

Milwaukee Tool ergonomist Raffi Elchemmas - The ACHR News

HVAC Tools Designed With Safety in Mind

Kyle Gargaro

November 5, 2018

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Ergonomics can be defined as the science of designing the job to fit the worker rather than physically forcing the worker’s body to fit the job. In the HVAC world, this means making tools as user-friendly to a technician’s body as possible.

Safety Always Comes First When Working With HVACR Systems

Joe Marchese

October 1, 2018

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There are many reasons why some choose to work unsafely, but a big one is just being lazy. Try to avoid this and always take the extra time needed to work safely.

Top 5 Hard Hats for HVAC Workers

Mark Daniels

September 19, 2018

HVAC workers often have more autonomy than people working on a construction site, for example, and must therefore also be self-policing when it comes to wearing hard hats.

The Effects Of Sweating Slab Syndrome

Bill Carlson

August 22, 2018

Contractors that are aware of this potential issue and how to address it can take steps to mitigate the problem — preventing accident and injury and maintaining their reputation for delivering quality work.

Bobby Grimes (left), president and co-owner, A&G Piping Inc. - The NEWS - ACHR

Texas Contractor Puts Safety First

A&G Piping Inc. finds success after revamping safety program

Maria Taylor

August 13, 2018

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A&G is a commercial/industrial manufacturing, welding, plumbing, and HVAC contractor in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

ICC Creates Building Safety and Security Ad Hoc Committee

August 10, 2018

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The design, layout, and building features in new and existing buildings can have an impact on both safety and security. Safety and security touches a myriad of code regulations as well as considerations which go beyond code compliance.

Milwaukee Tool Co.: Heated Gloves

July 16, 2018

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These gloves are powered by rechargeable REDLITHIUM™ battery technology, providing up to six hours of run time. Three heat settings are available — low, medium, and high — and they fully heat up in under three minutes.

Malco Products, SBC, Earns Governor’s Safety Award for Workplace Safety

June 18, 2018

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ANNANDALE, Minnesota — Malco Products, SBC, was recently honored for its dedication to workplace safety and health with a Meritorious Achievement Award from the Governor’s Safety Awards program, coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council.