Fire Watch

Fire Watch

A fire can be a devastating experience for anyone at home or in the workplace. A few seconds can mean the difference between escaping or becoming a statistic. Since 1922, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has sponsored Fire Prevention week; this year, it...
Task Planning

Task Planning

One of the greatest challenges for supervisors, project managers, and team leaders is prioritizing the workload. Task planning or task management strategies can help alleviate stress and increase productivity, especially when employees are working on multiple projects...
Workplace Distractions

Workplace Distractions

Phones ringing, noise from tools and machinery, co-workers talking, loud music blasting, dogs barking, and uncomfortable work environments; all are distractions that we encounter throughout the day. Some workplace distractions are unavoidable, but others, if not...
Truck Driver Appreciation

Truck Driver Appreciation

Every day, millions of truck drivers transport goods across the roads of the United States and beyond; the average truck driver travels over 100,000 road miles per year, delivering approximately 11.8 billion tons of freight. Trucks are essential to the global economy;...
Working with Pain

Working with Pain

Many people experience some type of pain from time to time; when you get a paper cut, hit your thumb with a hammer, or step-down wrong and twist your ankle. However, when the injury heals, you most likely, no longer feel pain. It’s the feeling of pain that lasts for...