Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Hooray, it’s a new year, and we hope that it will be considerably better for all of us in the […]
Terry McDonlad: Site Safety
Sometimes when we talk about the importance of developing safety programs—along with manuals, equipment, signage, etc.—it can seem like we’re […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I hope that you had the opportunity to attend IMTS last month, and that you enjoyed the experience and learned […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Bubble gum and baling wire… shop rags and duct tape… do these items ring a bell? Many of us in […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Like me, maybe you’ve been driving down the interstate and have noticed a car ahead of you weaving in and […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I’ve been thinking about ways that we can simplify our safety systems and procedures. What made me think about this […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
As welcome as warm summer days are—especially after such a long, cold winter—the heat will soon rise to uncomfortable levels, […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It’s been awhile since we discussed the safety issues surrounding cutters, blank parts, and cut parts. There are a number […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How do you investigate safety violations and incidents? Is there a formal procedure in place that defines the steps that […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
We’ve all dealt with employees who have a “bad attitude.” You’d like to weed out such people before you bring […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Are you prepared for the fire hazards that exist in any machine shop? We all know that fire extinguishers, a […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Safety training is an aspect of our professional lives that is too often put off due to budgetary or production […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In this column I have tried to discuss many safety issues that I haven’t found covered elsewhere, or that aren’t […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Do you take a multivitamin? Our doctors tell us we should, especially once we’ve reached a certain age, but it’s […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Stress… is this a serious safety issue? How does stress affect your workplace? Do you bring your stress from home […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I guess it’s something that can happen in any workplace, whether it’s a law practice, a restaurant, or an insurance […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
The recent H1N1 swine influenza outbreak, which was eventually classified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, made […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
What constitutes a safety issue? Are they only those that are covered by OSHA? Are they only the issues that […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
When you think about it, this country has always been a land of immigrants. Besides Native Americans, all of our […]
Terry McDonald:Site Safety
There is an important safety subject that comes up so rarely that we tend to ignore it, or even to […]
