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OSHA Renews Safety Commitment For Women in Construction

January 8, 2018

The five-year alliance will focus on hazards of particular concern to women in the construction industry, including personal protective equipment selection, sanitation, and workplace intimidation and violence.

38th Annual Building Safety Month Finds its Theme

January 4, 2018

This international campaign, led by the International Code Council, is celebrated by jurisdictions worldwide.

Code Classroom

Hot Water Systems

A balancing act between Legionella prevention and scald prevention.

January 3, 2018

Ron George

Finding the balance in design that prevents both Legionella bacteria and scalding.

OSHA’s Silica Rule Survives Legal Challenge

December 29, 2017

Steve Smith

However, one possible argument against the standard remains, which could be used in particular by the construction industry.

TRC Announces 2017 Big Man On Planet Competition Winners

December 6, 2017

Tower Equipment Co. Inc. and Two Johnson Supply locations earn top awards for mercury thermostat collection efforts.

Plumber Pleads Guilty in Fatal Trench Collapse

December 1, 2017

OSHA had cited the company with two willful and seven serious violations.

FPE Corner

Sonoma County Wildfires

Being prepared, and alert, can help save lives.

December 1, 2017

Samuel S. Dannaway

A too-close-for-comfort encounter with the Sonoma County wildfires.

A.O. Smith Factory Earns Safety Award

November 17, 2017

Fergus is first Canadian facility to earn top safety award.

Out of Sight

The Path of Pharmaceuticals after the Flush.

November 9, 2017

Max Rohr

A variety of chemicals are going through drains every day, but are they safe for your water supply?

Wholesalers Pull Together

The 2017 hurricane season was unprecedented, but so was the outpouring of support from all those affected in our industry.

November 3, 2017

Hurricane Harvey had no sooner finished wreaking destruction in the Houston area, when the distribution community sprang into action to assist in rebuilding.