tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59934884292863602032024-03-04T14:23:16.427-06:00International Decorators Construction Safety Cornerby Tyler Stark, IDI's Safety ManagerSafety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-9129748368783808512023-12-28T11:28:00.001-06:002023-12-28T11:28:48.538-06:00Assured Grounding Program Quarter 1<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span><span style="color: white;"><u>White Tape</u></span><span style="color: #ffa400; font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #991500; font-weight: normal;">on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 1/1/2024!</span></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: #ccbb99; color: #997755; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><p style="color: #991500;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">We begin a new quarter on 1/1/24 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's Orange tape to</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></span><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span><u>White tape.</u></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;"> To all PCLs & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with green tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's <b><u>orange</u></b></span><span style="color: #991500;"> electrical tape and install the </span><b><u><span style="color: white;">white</span></u></b><span style="color: #991500;"> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 4th quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The</span><span><span style="color: white;"> <u>white</u></span><span style="color: #991500;"> tape shall remain in place from 1/1/24 through 3/31/24. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span></span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of </span><b><u><span style="color: white;">white</span></u></b><span style="color: #991500;"> tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at 847-417-0761.</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> !!!HAVE A SAFE DAY!!!</span></div>Safety Manager Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17534629484939239021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-4729432879925266412023-09-28T07:13:00.001-05:002023-09-28T07:13:36.313-05:00Assured Grounding Program Quarter 4<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><span><u>Orange Tape</u></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span style="color: #991500; font-weight: normal;">on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 10/1/23!</span></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: #ccbb99; color: #997755; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><p style="color: #991500;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">We begin a new quarter on 10/1/23 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's <u><b>red</b></u> tape to</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><u>Orange tape.</u></span><span style="color: #991500; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;"> To all PCLs & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with green tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's </span><u style="color: #991500;"><b>red</b></u><span style="color: #991500;"> electrical tape and install the </span><b><u><span style="color: #e69138;">orange</span></u></b><span style="color: #991500;"> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 4th quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The orange tape shall remain in place from 10/1/23 through 12/31/23. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of </span><b><u><span style="color: #e69138;">orange</span></u></b><span style="color: #991500;"> tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at 847-417-0761.</span></span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> !!!HAVE A SAFE DAY!!!</span></div>Safety Manager Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17534629484939239021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-72576437931351771882023-06-28T08:22:00.001-05:002023-06-28T10:56:42.702-05:00Assured Grounding Program Quarter 3<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: red;"><u>Red Tape</u></span><span style="color: #991500; font-weight: normal;"> on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 7/1/23!</span></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: #ccbb99; color: #997755; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><p style="color: #991500;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">We begin a new quarter on 7/1/23 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's green tape to</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><u>Red tape.</u></span><span style="color: #991500;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> To all PCLs & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with green tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's green electrical tape and install the red electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 3rd quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The red tape shall remain in place from 7/1/23 through 9/30/23. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of red tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at 847-417-0761.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> !!!HAVE A SAFE DAY!!!</span></div>Safety Manager Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17534629484939239021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-84454707213193733122023-03-30T07:35:00.004-05:002023-03-30T14:02:02.429-05:00Assured Grounding Program - Quarter 2<p> </p><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 30px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="color: #04ff00;">Green Tape</span><span style="color: #991500;"> on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 4/1/23!</span></h3><div class="post-header" style="background-color: #ccbb99; color: #997755; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12.88px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1em;"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><p style="color: #991500;"><span style="font-size: large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #991500;">We begin a new quarter on 4/1/23 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's white tape to</span><span style="color: #04ff00;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #04ff00;">Green tape.</span><span style="color: #991500;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> To all PCLs & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with green tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's white electrical tape and install the green electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 2nd quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The green tape shall remain in place from 4/1/23 through 6/30/23. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of green tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at 847-417-0761.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-33209956153869933" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: #ccbb99; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.524px; line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 598.571px;"><span style="color: #991500; font-size: large;"> !!!HAVE A SAFE DAY!!!</span></div>Safety Manager Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17534629484939239021noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-332099561538699332022-12-29T13:30:00.003-06:002022-12-29T13:30:55.100-06:00White Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 1/1/23!<p><span style="font-size: large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter on 1/1/23 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's orange tape to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: white;">white tape.</span> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> To all Safety Advocates & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with white tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's orange electrical tape and install the white electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 1st quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The white tape shall remain in place from 1/1/23 through 3/31/23. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of white tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Director of Risk, Peter Graham, at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-17079973507474406752022-09-29T15:15:00.000-05:002022-09-29T15:15:34.624-05:00Orange Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 10/1/22!<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program on Friday, 10/1/22. We are to switch over our cords from red tape to <span style="color: #ffa400;"><strong>orange tape.</strong></span> To all Safety Advocates - please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with orange tape all 3-pronged electrical tools and extension cords. All electrical tools and cords need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and is safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's red electrical tape and install the <strong><span style="color: #ffa400;">orange</span></strong> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 4th quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The orange tape shall remain in place from 10/1/22 through 12/31/22. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program, please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at (847) 417-0761.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-21522127139029066052022-06-29T08:10:00.001-05:002022-06-29T08:10:22.524-05:00Red Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 7/1/22!<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Hello to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program on Friday, 7/1/22. We are to switch over our cords from green tape to <span style="color: red;"><strong>red tape.</strong></span> To all Safety Advocates - please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with red tape all 3-pronged electrical tools and extension cords. All electrical tools and cords need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you shall test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and is safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you shall then remove the previous quarter's green electrical tape and install the <strong><span style="color: red;">red</span></strong> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 3rd quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The red tape shall remain in place from 7/1/22 through 9/30/22. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program, please call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark, at (847) 417-0761.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-16314244928497462432022-05-19T06:30:00.000-05:002022-05-19T06:30:49.626-05:00Summer Heat - Drink Plenty of Water and Communicate With Your Supervisors!<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Summer is upon us and the heat is getting turned up! Just putting out a reminder of what to look for as far as heat exhaustion symptoms and prevention methods. We don't want our employees sustaining heat exhaustion type injuries. They are are avoidable and preventable.</span><br /><span><span><br /></span><b><span>Symptoms:</span></b></span><br /><span><span>The symptoms of heat stress disorders are very slow to start, but increase in intensity if precautions are not taken. The onset of the initial symptoms are mild and usually involve headaches, thirst, tiredness and weakness. </span><span>Heat stress can move to heat stroke, a life-threatening medical emergency, quickly when the body's natural cooling system breaks down and causes the body core temperature to rise and overheat the brain. Some of the symptoms of heat stroke are immense thirst, severe headaches, disorientation, dry/hot skin (no sweating) and possibly collapse.</span></span><br /><span><span><br /></span><b><span>Treatment/Prevention:</span></b></span><br /><span>The following ideas may aid in combating heat stress disorders:</span><br /><span><span> </span>1. Employees accustomed to working in the heat are better candidates for job assignments where heat stress disorders may occur.</span><br /><span><span> </span>2. Until employees acclimate to the high temperatures, allow them for short frequent breaks to cool down.</span><br /><span><span> </span>3. If heat is affecting employees, it’s a good idea to rotate employees job tasks from the heat exposure area to a non-heat exposure area on a regular basis to help in avoiding heat stress symptoms.</span><br /><span><span> </span>4. Employees are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids (water, Gatorade, Powerade, etc.) to replace electrolytes. Water is actually the best choice. Employees should not drink any carbonated beverages (Coke, Pepsi, energy drinks, etc.) as these only increase dehydration and give a false sense of being properly hydrated. Also, the use of alcohol the evening before the work shift can lead to dehydration even before heat exposure.</span><br /><span><span> </span>5. Don't forget to protect your skin - wear sunscreen.</span><br /><span><span><br /></span><span>We need to keep an eye on each other and if an employee appears to be suffering from heat stress disorder, remove him or her from the heat and provide a cool, shaded place to rest and provide them with plenty of water. If the employee is disoriented or non-responsive, call for medical attention immediately, (911 in most areas). </span><span>The goal is to recognize the hazards and symptoms of heat stress disorders and stop them before they occur. Remember, there is no better cure than prevention. Everybody working in the heat should be <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">communicating and checking on each other.</span></b></span></span><br /><span><span><br /></span><span>As always, if you are having to take extra breaks due to the extreme heat, you must notify your lead supervisor who in turn must contact your Superintendent. </span></span><br /><span><span><br /></span><span>Should you have any questions regarding heat related stress, you are encouraged to call our Safety Manager, Tyler Stark at (847) 417-0761. </span></span></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><strong>Have a Safe Day!</strong></span></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-71265263319337286052022-04-29T14:54:00.000-05:002022-04-29T14:54:45.839-05:00OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week! (5/2/22 - 5/6/22)<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees,</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next Monday is the start of OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week. This is OSHA's 9th year of holding the Stand-Down and IDI has participated in this since it's inception. OSHA's goal of the Stand-Down is to raise fall hazard awareness and to prevent fall fatalities and injuries. Falls are the #1 leading cause of death for construction workers accounting for 351 of the 1008 construction fatalities in the USA in 2020 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. IDI will be participating in the fall prevention stand-down again this year. The founder of IDI, Tony Pintozzi Sr., opened the doors of the company in 1952 (70 years ago) and ever since IDI was established, we have never had a fall related fatality. In fact, IDI has never had a work related fatality and is something that Tony and the current leaders of the company are very proud of as this shows what our safety culture is all about. <br /><br />The following is how IDI will be participating in the Stand-Down. On Monday, 5/2/22, we need for our lead field supervisors & Safety Advocates to gather your crews together during your toolbox talk session and we want everyone performing the same toolbox talk from your manual. The toolbox talk to perform is from the Fall Protection tab of your manual, topic <b># FP8 </b>and the name of the topic is: <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">What is Fall Protection?</u> During this session, advise our employees that the purpose of this toolbox talk session is for our participation in OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down. We are taking a time out for safety and recognizing that falls from elevations are a serious matter. During this session, we are looking for all employees to participate. Ask employees if they have ever witnessed a fall at a construction site, and if so, what was that like and what affect it had on them. Ask if they know of anyone who has sustained a serious fall and again, discuss the affects it had on them, the affects it had on the victim's loved ones. All employees should be sharing fall protection stories, safety tips and fall prevention related thoughts. Also, many of the general contractors at the projects we are working at next week will be holding Fall Prevention Stand-Downs and we need for our employees to participate in those.<br /><br />Falls from elevations are a serious matter and we need to take them seriously. This Fall Prevention Stand-Down fits right in with our safety culture and our safety mission statement: </span> <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"Everyone Goes Home Alive And In The Same Condition As They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It! </span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We want to participate in this Stand-Down because we care about you! You are part of the IDI family and family looks out for each other. <br /><br />If you have any questions about this Stand-Down, please contact our Safety Director, Safety Pete at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></b></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-24242385561897816062022-03-31T07:09:00.001-05:002022-03-31T07:10:24.986-05:00Next Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting on 5/21/22<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Good morning to all IDI employees,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As you know, IDI holds volunteer quarterly safety meetings at which we provide safety training to help keep our employees safe, aware of safety hazards, looking out for eachother, and helping to ensure we are all living up to our safety mission statement: </span></span></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Everyone Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Well, all of us together are doing just that! Our fiscal/business year started on 11/1/21 and since then, we have had zero lost-time injuries during this 5 month period. To help maintain this momentum and to help keep safety at the forefront of everything we do, we are inviting everyone to attend our 2nd volunteer quarterly safety meeting which is being held on </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span>Saturday, </span><span>5/21/22</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> from 7:00am to 9:00am. </b>This meeting will be held at i</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ts usual location at our </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barrington office at 28059 W. Commercial Ave.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All employees (non-Safety Advocates) that attend this safety training session earn 400 incentive points towards our 2022 Volunteer Safety Training Incentive Program. Safety Advocates have their own separate incentive program. So, earn yourself some incentive points so you can order up some IDI logo'd wearables and several other items at the end of the incentive program year. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">We look forward to seeing everyone on May 21, 2022. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, make today count!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!--[endif]--></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-29405704211784840162022-03-30T05:26:00.001-05:002022-03-30T05:26:42.765-05:00Green Tape on All Extension Cords & 3-Pronged Electrical Tools as of 4/1/22!<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Good morning to all I.D.I. employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter on, 4/1/22 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program and we are to switch over to <span style="background-color: lime;">green tape</span>. To all Safety Advocates/Lead Field Supervisors - We need your help to keep our employees safe and to help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with green tape all 3 pronged electrical tools and extension cords. All electrical tools and cords need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead field supervisor. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's white electrical tape and install the green electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 2nd quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The green tape shall remain in place from 4/1/22 through 6/30/22. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis before use and if any defects are found, the cord needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">If you do not have green tape, please ask your Superintendent and they will coordinate getting it to you.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet, an electrocution. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program, please contact our Director of Risk, Peter Graham, at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-46601908807485840892022-02-11T11:20:00.000-06:002022-02-11T11:20:48.171-06:001st VQSM of 2022 Now On Saturday, February 26th!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello IDI employees, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you are probably aware, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to post-pone our 1st Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting (V.Q.S.M.) of 2022 that was going to be held tomorrow. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We have rescheduled this V.Q.S.M and it is being held on <b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Saturday, 2/26/22 from 7:00am until about 9:00am.</span></b> This meeting will be held in it's usual location at our Barrington office in the warehouse at 28059 W. Commercial Ave., Barrington, IL. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Help us to keep up our safety momentum, positive safety culture and to live up to our Safety Mission Statement - <b><span style="color: red;">"Everyone Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We hope you can make it and we look forward to seeing everyone on 2/26/22. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Have a Safe Day!</b></span></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-12964332018987862622022-01-26T07:56:00.000-06:002022-01-26T07:56:23.667-06:00Next Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting on 2/12/22<p><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are off to a terrific start with safety for our new fiscal year which began on 11/1/21. We have had zero injuries that required medical care meaning that all employees have gone home safe to their loved ones. To help keep this momentum, IDI holds volunteer quarterly safety meetings and our 1st safety training meeting of our new year is on</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><b><span>Saturday, </span><span>2/12/22</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> from 7:00am to 9:00am, </b>which will be held at its usual location at our </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Barrington office at 28059 W. Commercial Ave.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">All employees in attendance will be required to wear a face covering regardless of their Covid-19 vaccination status. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All employees (non-Safety Advocates) that attend this safety training session earn 400 incentive points towards our 2022 Volunteer Safety Training Incentive Program. Safety Advocates have their own separate incentive program. So, earn yourself some incentive points so you can order up some IDI logo'd wearables and several other items at the end of the incentive program year. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We provide safety training through our volunteer quarterly safety meetings because we care about you, your loved ones and the health of the company. We provide this training because of our safety mission statement: </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> "Everyone Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">We look forward to seeing everyone on February 12, 2022. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime, keep looking out for each other. Take care of your brothers and sisters as we are all one family!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><!--[endif]--></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-35149189343314594652021-12-29T05:34:00.004-06:002021-12-29T05:35:57.351-06:00White Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 1/1/22!<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Good morning to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter on 1/1/22 for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program. We are to switch over our cords from the previous quarter's orange tape to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: white;">white tape.</span> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> To all Safety Advocates & Lead Field Supervisors, please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with white tape all extension cords and 3 pronged electrical tools. All extension cords and tools need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to the lead person. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and it is good and safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead person. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's orange electrical tape and install the white electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 1st quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The white tape shall remain in place from 1/1/22 through 3/31/22. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you need a roll of white tape, please contact your Superintendent. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program please call our Director of Risk, Peter Graham, at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-85097430290543932132021-12-10T10:49:00.004-06:002021-12-10T11:08:41.570-06:002021 Volunteer Safety Training Incentive Program is Underway!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello to all IDI employees,</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you know, we held our 4th and final volunteer quarterly safety meeting of 2021 in mid-November. We truly appreciate everyone who attended and to those who participated in our 2021 volunteer quarterly safety meetings. You are what makes our safety culture the industry leader in safety!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you know, IDI provides safety training incentive points for attending our volunteer quarterly safety meetings of which are redeemable for IDI logo'd wearables and several other items. This year, instead of mailing out a catalog, our partner supplier, American Outfitters, has created a website store for online ordering. If you attended at least one of our 2021 volunteer quarterly safety meetings or if you are a non-apprentice who attended safety training outside of our company last year and you provided our Director of Risk, Peter Graham, with a copy of your safety training cards or certificates, you should have received an email this morning which would contain your volunteer safety training incentive points letter, a link the website store to place your orders and instructions on how to place our orders. </span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">All orders need to be placed by <span style="color: red;">5:00pm on Monday, 12/27/21</span> - No Exceptions!</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please check your email to ensure you received an email from Peter Graham. If you didn't, please send a text to Peter Graham. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We want to thank everyone who participated in our 2021 volunteer quarterly safety meetings. This shows your committment towards our safety culture, your personal safety and towards your loved ones. Thank you for helping us to live up to our safety missions statement - </span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"Everyone Goes Home Alive And In The Same Condition As They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></b></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-60373258476582351292021-11-03T09:50:00.001-05:002021-11-10T15:17:53.438-06:00Our 4th & Final Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting on 11/13/21 (In-Person!)<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">Hello all IDI employees, </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Just a reminder that our n<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ext volunteer quarterly safety meeting (V.Q.S.M.) is soon approaching and is being held on </span><b><span>Saturday, </span><span>11/13/21</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> from 7:00am to 9:00am. This will be an </span><b><span style="background: yellow;">in-person</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> volunteer quarterly safety meeting held at our Barrington office location at 28059 W. Commercial Ave.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">All employees in attendance will be required to wear a face covering regardless of their Covid-19 vaccination status. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We can't wait to get together to see everyone in person as we haven't met in person as one team since February 2020 due to Covid-19 and the state of Illinois previous mandates. We provide safety training through our V.Q.S.M.'s because we care about you and your loved ones. We provide this training because of our safety mission statement: </span><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> "Everyone Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">Also, as far as the make-up safety meetings go - moving foward, the make-up safety meetings will only be offered to employees that could not attend the regularly scheduled V.Q.S.M. that was held on a Saturday due to working for IDI during the V.Q.S.M. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">We look forward to see you on 11/13/21. In the meantime, keep looking out for each other and take care of your brothers and sisters as we are all one family!</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--></span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><span style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><!--[endif]--></span></span><span style="font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-70469463409144704112021-10-03T07:44:00.004-05:002021-10-03T07:45:41.271-05:00Next Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting on 11/13/21 (In-Person!)<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Good morning to all IDI employees,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
Just getting the word out that our next volunteer quarterly safety meeting is
being held on </span><b><span>Saturday, </span><span>11/13/21</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> from 7:00am to 9:00am.
This will be an </span><b><span style="background: yellow; color: black;">in-person</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> volunteer quarterly safety
meeting held at our Barrington office location at 28059 W. Commercial Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">All
employees in attendance will be required to wear a face covering regardless of their
Covid-19 vaccination status. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We will provide more details about this safety meeting as we get closer to the
meeting date. We provide safety training through our volunteer quarterly
safety meetings because we care about you, your loved ones and the health of
the company. We provide this training because of our safety mission
statement: </span><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> "Everyone
Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones
Count On It!"</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We look forward to finally
getting back together as one team under the same roof as our last in-person
volunteer quarterly safety meeting was held in February 2020. We hope to
see you on November 13, 2021. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">In
the meantime, keep looking out for each other. Take care of your brothers
and sisters as we are all one family!</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-73290522672514240182021-09-29T15:48:00.000-05:002021-09-29T15:48:11.870-05:00Orange Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 10/1/21!<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program on Friday, 10/1/21. We are to switch over our cords from red tape to <span style="color: #ffa400;"><strong>orange tape.</strong></span> To all Safety Advocates - please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with orange tape all 3-pronged electrical tools and extension cords. All electrical tools and cords need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and is safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's red electrical tape and install the <strong><span style="color: #ffa400;">orange</span></strong> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 4th quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The orange tape shall remain in place from 10/1/21 through 12/31/21. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program, please call our Safety Director, Peter Graham, at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-77033737023696155922021-08-31T09:06:00.006-05:002021-08-31T09:08:55.625-05:00<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hello to all IDI employees,</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">International Decorators is a member of the Great Lakes Construction Association (GLCA). GLCA is hosting an awesome free</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">event to all of their members. The event is GLCA's 2021 Tailgate Cook-Off. There will be teams cooking burgers, sausage, seafood, chicken, pizza, ribs, pork, brisket and mixing bloody Mary's and Margaritas. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">They currently have over 25 teams cooking and competing in the event. </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">This is all free to you and your family!</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This means that you and your families are invited to attend this free event which is being held on Saturday, 9/11/21 from 11:00am to 6:00pm. GLCA had 1,200 people in attendance when they last held this event in 2019. (cancelled in 2020 due to Covid-19) GLCA is advertising that they will have face painting, bounce houses, inflatable obstacles, family games, a terrific band, prizes and a few other activities. </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The location of the Tailgate Cook-Off is at the Lake County Fair Grounds located at 1060 East Peterson Road, Grays</b><b>lake, IL. 60030. </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">If you and/or your family want to attend this free event, you need to RSVP to Lorraine at events@greatlakesca.org or you can call Lorraine at GLCA at (847) 623-2345 and let her know you want to register for this event. Just let Lorraine know you are an employee of International Decorators.<br /></span><div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;">IDI participated in the cook-off when it was last held in 2019; we had a great turnout of employees and we all had a great time, however, this year, we will not be cooking at this event due to unforeseen circumstances. Please see the flyer below for some additional info.<br /><br /></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Have a Safe Day!</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIXuttyhRZco8Ni-a4zGW6V5lYRI7G73uWYLDMjr9xfPCwsfzRuhw_jEeQKiTPpX1oqS7gENnz38WPlO4OKpqmzVJzztDQJcGK5ZbHi4ULB78t2I7q1X5TxlmpsxhCdBef3qYzqPFzgo/s2048/GLCA+Tailgate+Cook-Off+9-11-21.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcIXuttyhRZco8Ni-a4zGW6V5lYRI7G73uWYLDMjr9xfPCwsfzRuhw_jEeQKiTPpX1oqS7gENnz38WPlO4OKpqmzVJzztDQJcGK5ZbHi4ULB78t2I7q1X5TxlmpsxhCdBef3qYzqPFzgo/w552-h735/GLCA+Tailgate+Cook-Off+9-11-21.JPG" width="552" /></a></div></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-27166905442022267962021-08-04T11:29:00.001-05:002021-08-04T11:29:21.912-05:00Our "In-Person" Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting is Cancelled? (Video/Quiz Format Instead)<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good morning to all IDI employees, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you know from previous e-blasts and posts on our safety blog, we were planning on holding our next or 3rd volunteer quarterly safety meeting in-person at our office on Saturday, 8/21/21. Due to the Covid Delta variant rearing its ugly head and due to recent CDC guidelines, we will </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">not</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> be meeting together in-person. This is very unfortunate as we were looking forward to getting together with everyone as we haven't been able to do so for the past 5 quarters. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Instead, we will be doing our 3rd volunteer quarterly safety meeting in the same format as the previous 5 safety meetings which were a safety training video format along with a 10-question quiz. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Please be on the lookout for an email over the next 2 weeks containing the information for our 3rd volunteer quarterly safety meeting and that email will contain a link to watch a safety training video and a link to take a quiz. Your volunteer participation in our quarterly safety meeting training sessions is much, much appreciated and vital in helping to prevent injuries!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I also wanted to mention that most of you received a text from me this morning around 10:19am, that said: <i>our "In-Person" volunteer quarterly safety meeting is cancelled due to Covid. More info to follow. </i>Just letting you know that we are using a new service for sending mass text messages out to our employees. We will be using this texting service to get short quick message alerts out and if needed, we will then provide more info in an email. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If anyone has any questions about our 3rd volunteer quarterly safety meeting, please contact our Safety Director, Safety Pete.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></b></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-80314214313759876992021-07-06T15:30:00.000-05:002021-07-06T15:30:00.456-05:00Next Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting on 8/21/21 (In-Person!)<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees,</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just getting the word out that our next volunteer quarterly safety meeting is being held on Saturday, </span><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>8/21/21</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> from 7:00am to 9:00am. At this time, we are planning on getting back to having our volunteer quarterly safety meetings in-person at our Barrington office location at 28059 W. Commercial Ave.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We will provide more details about this safety meeting as we get closer to the meeting date. We provide safety training through our volunteer quarterly safety meetings because we care about you, your loved ones and the health of the company. We provide this training because of our safety mission statement: <b><span style="color: red;"> "Everyone Goes Home Alive and in the Same Condition as They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It!"</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b>We look forward to finally getting back together as one team under the same roof as it will have been a year and a half since our last in-person volunteer quarterly safety meeting. We hope to see you on August 21, 2021. In the meantime, keep looking out for each other. Take care of your brothers and sisters as we are all one family!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Have a Safe Day!</b></span></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-29753038954007453342021-06-28T13:08:00.000-05:002021-06-28T13:08:47.538-05:00Red Tape on All 3-Pronged Electrical Tools & Extension Cords as of 7/1/21!<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">We begin a new quarter for our Assured Grounding Conductor Program on Thursday, 7/1/21. We are to switch over our cords from green tape to <span style="color: red;"><strong>red tape.</strong></span> To all Safety Advocates - please help keep our employees safe and help keep us OSHA compliant by following our assured grounding conductor program. Please inspect, test and color-code with red tape all 3-pronged electrical tools and extension cords. All electrical tools and cords need to be visually inspected. If you see any defects in the cords such as bare wires, severe kinks, missing or damaged ground prong, the cord pulling away from the plug end-housing, etc., then that tool or cord would need to be immediately removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If your tool/cord passes the visual inspection, your next step is to test the cord with a receptacle tester. First, you should test the outlet that you will be plugging your cord into to ensure that it is properly wired. You should see 2 yellow lights lit up on your tester and the red light should be off. This means the outlet is working appropriately. Next, plug your cord into the outlet and then test the cord with the receptacle tester. Again, you should see the same light pattern as mentioned above and this would mean the cord passed the test and is safe to use. Any other light pattern means that there is a problem with the cord and the cord needs to be removed from service and reported to your lead field supervisor. If the cord passes the visual inspection and the cord tester test, you should then remove the previous quarter's green electrical tape and install the <strong><span style="color: red;">red</span></strong> electrical tape about 1" down from both plug ends. Your cord is now in compliance with our 3rd quarter's Assured Grounding Conductor Program. The red tape shall remain in place from 7/1/21 through 9/30/21. You are not quite done yet! All employees now need to visually inspect all electrical cords and tools on a daily basis and if any defects are found, the cord or tool needs to be immediately removed from service.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to ensure your electrical tools and cords are in safe working order. Your actions may prevent one of our family members from sustaining an electrical shock type injury or worse yet and electrocution. If you have any questions regarding our Assured Grounding Conductor Program, please call our Safety Director, Peter Graham, at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></strong></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-51102910199505982242021-06-10T13:47:00.000-05:002021-06-10T13:47:06.231-05:00Summer Heat - Drink Plenty of Water and Communicate With Your Supervisors!<p> <span style="font-size: x-large;">Good afternoon to all IDI employees:</span></p><span style="font-size: large;">Summer is upon us and the heat is getting turned up! Just putting out a reminder of what to look for as far as heat exhaustion symptoms, prevention methods, etc. We don't want our employees sustaining heat exhaustion type injuries as they are preventable.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Symptoms:</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The symptoms of heat stress disorders are very slow to start, but increase in intensity if precautions are not taken. The onset of the initial symptoms are mild and usually involve headaches, thirst, tiredness and weakness. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Heat stress can move to heat stroke, a life-threatening medical emergency, quickly when the body's natural cooling system breaks down and causes the body core temperature to rise and overheat the brain. Some of the symptoms of heat stroke are immense thirst, severe headaches, disorientation, dry/hot skin (no sweating) and possibly collapse.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Treatment/Prevention:</span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The following ideas may aid in combating heat stress disorders:</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">1. Employees accustomed to working in the heat are better candidates for job assignments where heat stress disorders may occur.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">2. Until employees acclimate to the high temperatures, allow them for short frequent breaks to cool down.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">3. If heat is affecting employees, it’s a good idea to rotate employees job tasks from the heat exposure area to a non-heat exposure area on a regular basis to help in avoiding heat stress symptoms.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. Employees are encouraged to drink plenty of fluids (water, Gatorade, Powerade, etc.) to replace electrolytes. Water is actually the best choice. Employees should not drink any carbonated beverages (Coke, Pepsi, Energy drinks, etc.) as these only increase dehydration and give a false sense of being properly hydrated. Also, the use of alcohol the evening before the work shift, can lead to dehydration even before heat exposure.</span><br /><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">4. Don't forget to protect your skin - wear sunscreen.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">We need to keep an eye on each other and if an employee appears to be suffering from heat stress disorder, remove him or her from the heat and provide a cool, shaded place to rest and provide them with plenty of water. If the employee is disoriented or non-responsive, call for medical attention immediately, (911 in most areas). </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">The goal is to recognize the hazards and symptoms of heat stress disorders and stop them before they occur. Remember, there is no better cure than prevention. Everybody working in the heat should be communicating and checking on each other</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">As always, if you are having to take extra breaks due to the extreme heat, you must notify your lead supervisor who in turn must contact your Superintendent. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;">Should you have any questions regarding heat related stress, you are encouraged to call our Safety Director, Peter Graham at (847) 417-1689. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Have a Safe Day!</strong></span></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-64082151029704444092021-04-29T15:49:00.000-05:002021-04-29T15:49:58.481-05:00OSHA National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week! (5/3/21 - 5/7/21)<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good morning to all IDI employees,</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next Monday is the start of OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down Week. This is OSHA's 8th year of holding the Stand-Down and IDI has participated in this since it's inception. OSHA's goal of the Stand-Down is to raise fall hazard awareness and prevent fall fatalities and injuries. Falls are a leading cause of death for employees, accounting for 401 of the 1061 construction fatalities in the USA in 2019 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. IDI will be participating in the fall prevention stand-down again this year. The founder of IDI, Tony Pintozzi Sr., opened the doors of the company in 1952 and ever since IDI was established, we have never had a fall related fatality. In fact, IDI has never had a work related fatality and is something that Tony and the current leaders of the company, Butch Pintozzi, Bill Preston, Jim Gaszynski, Don Perrin and Matt Kiefer are very proud of!<br /><br />The following is how IDI will be participating in the Stand-Down. On Monday, 5/3/21, we need for our lead field supervisors & Safety Advocates to gather your crews together during your toolbox talk session and we want everyone performing the same toolbox talk from your manual. The toolbox talk to perform is from the Fall Protection tab of your manual, topic <b># FP8 </b>and the name of the topic is: <u style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">What is Fall Protection?</u> During this session, advise our employees that the purpose of this toolbox talk session is for our participation in OSHA's National Fall Prevention Safety Stand-Down. We are taking a time out for safety and recognizing that falls from elevations are a serious matter. During this session, we are looking for all employees to participate. Ask employees if they have ever witnessed a fall at a construction site, and if so, what was that like and what affect it had on them. Ask if they know of anyone who has sustained a serious fall and again, discuss the affects it had on them, the affects it had on the victim's loved ones. All employees should be sharing fall protection stories, safety tips and fall prevention related thoughts. Also, many of the general contractors at the projects we are working at next week will be holding Fall Prevention Stand-Downs and we need for our employees to participate in those.<br /><br />Falls from elevations are a serious matter and we need to take them seriously. This Fall Prevention Stand-Down fits right in with our safety culture and our safety mission statement: </span> <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">"Everyone Goes Home Alive And In The Same Condition As They Arrived; Your Loved Ones Count On It! </span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">We want to participate in this Stand-Down because we care about you! You are part of the IDI family and family looks out for each other. <br /><br />If you have any questions about this Stand-Down, please contact our Safety Director, Safety Pete at (847) 417-1689.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></b><br /></div>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5993488429286360203.post-49340856925642315382021-04-16T06:46:00.002-05:002021-04-16T06:48:31.668-05:002nd Volunteer Quarterly Safety Meeting of 2021 - Video Format & Quiz Coming Soon!<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Good morning to all IDI employees, </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As you know, IDI typically hosts in-person volunteer quarterly safety training meetings for all employees for the past 2 plus decades. Due to Covid-19, we have been unable to host in-person safety training meetings for large gatherings of employees so we have been having to do things a little different for a while. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Our 2nd volunteer quarterly safety meeting of 2021, that we usually hold in early May, will be in the same format as our past 4 training meetings, which means it will be in a safety training video format and a 10 question quiz. All of the information will be emailed to everyone most likely by 5/1/21, including links to watch 2 safety training videos and a link to complete a 10 question quiz. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">There will be 2 safety training topics including Hazard Recognition and Fire Extinguisher Safety. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We are hopeful that with the Covid-19 positivity rate being lower and with the increase in the population getting the vaccine, that we will be able to meet in-person towards the end of summer for our 3rd volunteer quarterly safety meeting. </span> </p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><span>Please continue to do your part to help stop the spread of this nasty virus </span></span><span>so we can all get together under one roof, </span><span>including - washing your hands frequently, using hand sanitizer, disinfecting commonly touched surfaces, practicing 6' social distancing, wearing a face covering when within 6' of someone or when required by the job site and staying home when you aren't feeling well. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>We miss seeing everyone! We miss the camaraderie that comes with everyone coming together. Please keep on the lookout for future email blasts with more details about the 2nd volunteer quarterly safety meeting. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the meantime, keep doing what you have always been doing in keeping an eye on each other and looking out for your brothers and sisters. Make your daily Task-Based Safety Awareness Huddles matter as your Loved Ones Count On It!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As always, if you aren't sure of something, stop, take a breather and discuss with your lead field supervisor or Superintendent. You can also call our Safety Director, Safety Pete with any safety related questions. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Have a Safe Day!</span></b></p>Safety Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608259924403953400noreply@blogger.com0