Stratus will be conducting our regular monthly safety meeting and training refresher, Friday, April 25 at 10:30 am (via WebEx). If you would like to be invited, please contact Dan Dowdy for a digital invitation. Continue reading
Category Archives: Training
April Showers Bring….Biological Hazard Increases
Spring has Sprung (in some places)!! Due to the nature of our work we are exposed to outdoor hazards all year long. But with the advent of Spring, risks posed from biological hazards increase proportionally. Continue reading
March 2014 Stratus Safety Meeting, Friday March 28th @10:30 AM
Stratus will be conducting our regular monthly safety meeting and training refresher, Friday, March 28th at 10:30 am (via WebEx). If you would like to be invited, please contact Dan Dowdy for a digital invitation. Continue reading
Stop Work – Ground Disturbance
Stratus’Ground Disturbance Defined Practice details many types of controls that can be put in place (blind sweep, line location, potholing, etc.) to reduce the probability of striking underground utilities. Continue reading
February 2014 Stratus Safety Meeting, Friday March 7th @10:30 AM
THIS MEETING IS CANCELED. Stratus will be conducting our regular monthly safety meeting and training refresher, Friday, March 7 at 10:30 am (via WebEx). If you would like to be invited, please contact Dan Dowdy for a digital invitation. Continue reading
Form Gaps
Have you ever been filling out field work form (i.e. a Daily Toolbox record or a permit for work) and skipped a section of the form? If so, please read on. Continue reading
January 2014 Stratus Safety Meeting, Friday January 31st @10:30 AM
Stratus will be conducting our regular monthly safety meeting and training refresher, Friday January 31 at 10:30 am (via WebEx). Continue reading
Man/Machine Interface – Equipment Inspections
Who should do inspections of equipment? Are these people qualified to inspect that piece of equipment? What level of inspection was performed? These are the questions you should be asking. Continue reading
REVISED December 2013 SoCal Safety Meeting, Friday January 10 @10:30 AM
PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE Stratus will be conducting our regular monthly safety meeting and training refresher, Friday December 27th at 10:30 am Friday January 10, 2014 at 10:30 am (via WebEx). Continue reading
Cold Stress
We are well into the time of year where planning and execution of fieldwork must take cold stress into account. The purpose of this safety message is to provide a brief overview of cold stress-related requirements and provide a list of references for additional information. Continue reading