We often think of the cold virus as being “on the loose” during the winter months. Maine, having the oldest population in the country, has another virus, known as Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV), that warrants attention at all times of the y...

Every year families and friends gather to celebrate holidays. Vow to make memories you really want to remember.  Let’s make sure we visit family and friends at gatherings rather than in the emergency room. If you are traveling, plan the t...

“Space apart every 6 feet, now let’s repeat…” might be a good way to teach elementary school children a lesson in social (physical) distancing. But employees as adult learners need more than a recitation and a gold star on th...

The last housekeeping blog identified force, frequency, and posture as key risk factors that play important roles in increasing or decreasing the potential for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). To prevent WMSD’s it is important to...

“My passion is to help our clients establish a strong safety culture to ensure that each of their employees leave work in the same physical condition that they arrived in each and every day. It is my belief that all accidents/ injuries are pre...

2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970. The law was intended to ensure “so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation safety and healthful working conditions and to preserve our h...

The anatomy of the wrist and hand is quite remarkable.  This amazing instrument was described in our previous safety blog, Our Hands are Incredible Tools - check it out! But there’s even more to this structure, and it can be the source of ...

MEMIC data analysis indicates the following are areas of concern for small businesses. The following list of problems contains recommended solutions that - if put into practice - can help make your place of business safer: 1. Inexperience The accide...

Before you start, consider: Snow shoveling puts a high physical demand on your heart and back. Avoid snow shoveling after a big meal.  Give yourself 1-2 hours after a meal before you start shoveling.  It takes a lot of blood flow t...

The majority of workers involved with wood construction use one of the many air powered nailers available on the market. Since their introduction in the 1950’s, “nail guns” have improved the speed and productivity of anyone who driv...