Next Quarterly Safety Meeting - 8/13/11

Good afternoon to all I.D.I. Employees:  Our 3rd quarterly safety meeting of 2011 will be held on Saturday, August 13^th from 7:00am to about 9:00am.  Please keep in mind that International Decorators has moved our office location back in June and the meeting will be held at our Barrington shop located at 28059 W. Commercial Ave. in Barrington, IL.  The quarterly safety meeting training topic will be on ladder safety.  In the construction trades, ladders are used by everyone at one time or another.  Many of us use ladders on a daily basis.  Ladders are often used to access an elevation or to stand and work on.   There are many different types of ladders such as extension ladders, portable A-frame ladders, straight ladders, fixed ladders, job-made ladders, and they can be made from fiberglass, aluminum, wood, etc.  Ladders also come in all different lengths with various weight capacity requirements.  Each type of ladder also has various OSHA requirements pertaining to setup and safe usage.  We will cover all of this at our 8/13/11 quarterly safety meeting to help reduce our injury exposures involving ladders.  Over the years, we have had injuries involving ladders.  Some of the injuries were due to not securing the ladder in place, using a make shift ladder instead of an actual ladder, etc.  Please mark your calendar and plan on attending.  Between now and the meeting, please think of any ladder safety related questions that you may have and by all means, please ask them at the meeting.  Communication amongst us is a major aspect of safety and is encouraged in our safety culture.  See you at the meeting! 

Have a Safe Day!