Author: Marek Bros

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: How to Report an Accident

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: How to Report an AccidentnJorge VazqueznSun, 06/15/2025 – 20:22nnn   WAR ON FALLS  HOW TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT    How long you work for us is based on how you safely perform your job and meet the production expectations of your supervisor.    Every Front supervisor is responsible for timely reporting of…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat Stress

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Heat StressnJorge VazqueznThu, 06/12/2025 – 09:46nnn 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…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Take Care of Your Feet

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Take Care of Your FeetnMarek BrothersnMon, 06/02/2025 – 07:11nnn   TAKE CARE OF YOUR FEET    Most people don’t think much about their feet, until a foot begins to hurt.  Damage to even one bone, ligament, or muscle in the foot can be very painful and make it difficult or impossible for…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: 3 Keys to Work Safe on Ladders

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: 3 Keys to Work Safe on LaddersnJorge VazqueznMon, 05/12/2025 – 01:46nnn   NOTE: MAREK is proud to provide valuable benefits to employees like you.  To help you understand and take full advantage of these benefits, we’re offering paid in person meetings during work hours for our field employees.    Please check and…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Utility Knife Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Utility Knife SafetynJorge VazqueznFri, 05/02/2025 – 16:01nnn   UTILITY KNIFE SAFETY!    There’s one hand tool that demands your respect over many others in the workplace, a tool that can cut you to the bone in an instant . . . the utility knife.  Many workers use utility knives to cut drywall…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor Openings

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Floor OpeningsnJorge VazqueznMon, 04/28/2025 – 00:42nnn   Note: Open Enrollment period starts May 12 and ends June 6, 2025. All benefits-related information and actions will take place in MyMAREK. If you do not complete your enrollment, your coverage elections will remain the same, except for FSA, Dependent Care, and HSA.  For those accounts,…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Tools and Equipment

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Tools and EquipmentnJorge VazqueznFri, 04/11/2025 – 16:59nnn TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT    Tools and equipment include anything from ladders, scaffolds, utility knives, extension cords, hammers, etc.  They seem simple, but tools and equipment can be hazardous on the job site or anywhere they are being used.  Their greatest hazards are misuse and improper…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Material Handling and Hand Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Material Handling and Hand SafetynJorge VazqueznMon, 04/07/2025 – 01:53nnn MATERIAL HANDLING AND HAND SAFETY    Sharp edges and puncture hazards    When you are handling metal, remember the sharp rolled edges. Every employee gets relaxed around metal: when you see your co-workers do this, remind them about the sharp edges. Many hand…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stretch and Flex

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Stretch and FlexnJorge VazqueznMon, 03/31/2025 – 13:14nnn Stretch & Flex    Construction is an athletic event! The importance of being warmed up before starting construction work (or any work involving heavy lifting) is just like getting ready for a sporting event. Stretching is a means to avoid the most common body sprain/strain…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Line of Fire Safety

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Line of Fire SafetynJorge VazqueznMon, 03/24/2025 – 06:11nnn The term “line of fire” is very common when talking about the hazards of a work task. Depending on the work being completed, there may be many different lines of fire or there could be very few. It is important to understand the “line…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Workplace Solicitation and Safety Policies

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Workplace Solicitation and Safety PoliciesnJorge VazqueznThu, 03/06/2025 – 01:41nnn Workplace Solicitation & Safety Policies  We are committed to maintaining a safe, productive, and professional work environment at MAREK. To ensure that all employees can focus on their tasks without distractions, we have clear guidelines regarding the solicitation and distribution of materials in…

  • Weekly Toolbox Talk: Our Vision – Nobody Gets Hurt

    Weekly Toolbox Talk: Our Vision – Nobody Gets Hurt – Jorge Vazquez OUR VISION NOBODY GETS HURT    Do you often need to make strange or awkward movements to get your work done?  Long reaches, twists, bends, and stretches put your shoulders, back, and elbows in uncomfortable and unnatural positions.  These postures can injure your…