Author: Marek Bros

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stay Hydrated

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stay Hydrated – Jorge Vazquez Stay Hydrated  Water  The natural choice for hydration is water. It hydrates better than any other liquid, both before and during work. Water tends to be less expensive and more available than any other drink. You need to drink 4-6 ounces of water for every 15-20 minutes of…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part II

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part II – Jorge Vazquez EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK  PART II  ACCIDENTS In the event an employee is involved in an accident or sustains an injury while on the job, they must report it to their supervisor immediately regardless of its severity.  First aid supplies are normally maintained at jobsites to take care…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Hazard Analysis

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Hazard Analysis – Jorge Vazquez HAZARD ANALYSIS WORKING AROUND  SPRINKLERS OR ELECTRICAL AREAS  Notice to Supervisors: Read and prepare for safety meeting. Make sure all employees understand the importance of following our Hazard Analysis and the procedures to work around sprinkler and electrical areas.    Electricity has long been recognized as a serious…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part I

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Employee Handbook Part I – Jorge Vazquez Employee Handbook PART I  ATTENDANCE  Regular and on-time attendance is essential to the efficient operations of the Company and is an essential function of every employee’s job. Excessive absenteeism, tardiness, or early departures are not only inconvenient, but they are also costly problems. While it is…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor Openings

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor Openings – Jorge Vazquez FLOOR OPENINGS  Safely covering a floor opening with a piece of plywood requires more than just laying down the material over the hole, or even nailing it down. Total on-the-job safety means a total job of eliminating a hazard.  Half a job or inadequate or incomplete jobs of…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Workplace Distractions

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Workplace Distractions – Jorge Vazquez WORKPLACE DISTRACTION   When we do accident investigations, a lot of times we’ll find injuries can be attributed to some type of distraction. Although it may not be possible to eliminate distractions, experts say steps can be taken to minimize them and recognize when they occur. Different types…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Can You Hear Me Now?

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Can You Hear Me Now? – Jorge Vazquez CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?  Noise is one of the most common health problems in workplaces today. Right now, about 30 million workers are exposed to high noise levels.  If you’re one of those workers, you may be losing some of your hearing. And you might not…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe Weather

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Severe Weather – Jorge Vazquez SEVERE WEATHER  WHY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER?   Actually, we have no control over rain, snow, sleet, wind, lightning or sunshine. But we can control what happens on our job as a result of the elements. Some of the biggest problems in construction jobs are caused by wind…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: The Heat

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: The Heat – Jorge Vazquez THE HEAT    If you are not sweating or you have not urinated, is it a sign of dehydration.    Did you know that after a holiday weekend, most people who consume alcohol are more exposed to dehydration?  Drinking alcoholic beverages in hot weather can have serious consequences….

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat Stress

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat StressnJorge VazqueznMon, 06/03/2024 – 05:06nnn Heat Stress  Hot weather causes more fatalities than any other weather-related source.  Heat waves rarely are given adequate attention but in fact, they claim more lives each year than floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes combined. Heat waves are a silent killer.  Heatstroke also affects both genders equally….

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stay Hydrated

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stay HydratednJorge VazqueznTue, 05/28/2024 – 01:52nnn Open enrollment is closing on June 4, 2024. You still have time to evaluate the benefit choices that are available to you by MyMAREK.    If you do not complete your enrollment, your coverage elections will remain the same, except for contributions to your Medical Flexible…