SAFETY MOMENT

Editor's Note: Safety Moment is a monthly feature written by Kyle Black of Seneca Meadows. Summer road trips whether two hour or two days, fill our heads with the anticipation at the beginning and the ... more

Editor's Note: The following is a monthly column by Kyle Black, District Manager at Seneca Meadows Inc. With safety as our number one core value, we are always watching out for each other. We want ... more

Editor's Note: Safety Moment is a monthly feature written by Kyle Black of Seneca Meadows. At Seneca Meadows, wearing PPE is part of our everyday ritualistic behaviors as we head out the door for our ... more

Whenever possible at our facility, we aim to avoid backing any of our vehicles.  It is much safer to go around and make a loop.  When we do require a backing maneuver, we get out ... more

On our essential work site we stay on high alert and we watch out for each other especially this time of year so our team can prevent cold stress. Many on our team are outside ... more

We have covered this concept in the past - safely walking on ice and snow.  It’s called the penguin shuffle.  It is the final offensive push, or last line of defense depending upon your perspective.  ... more

In this month's Safety Moment the CDC says that eight people will die in just one day due to distracted driving. A look at the definition and what you can do to take a safety ... more

As mother nature turns down the thermostat, our team recognizes some site specific cold weather driving practices such as always leaving yourself an “out," but there are many snow and ice driving tips that are ... more

While all have been social distancing, stopping the germs, and now donning face covers, this can all be overwhelming emotionally and mentally.  Mental health care during the COVID-19 outbreak will be important for our overall ... more

At Seneca Meadows we practice regular intervals of housekeeping as it is an essential element of safety. Good housekeeping is a basic safety fundamental that can easily be overlooked as we strive for zero incidents ... more

The 4 most prevalent incidents that are seen in many industrial operations involving a vehicle are identified as rollovers, rear collisions, backing and intersection incidents.  Our awareness of those risk areas allow us to better ... more

Our team recognizes and trains for a variety of potential exposure hazards, and one potential hazard we can all work together toward eliminating is exposure to mercury.  One common item is fluorescent bulbs.  Fluorescent bulbs ... more

As mother nature spits and sputters snow flurries, our team recognizes some site specific winter driving practices such as maintaining three points of contact when entering and exiting vehicles and heavy machinery, but there are ... more

School is in session.  Kids are rushing to the playing fields, anxious with homework on their minds, and our grown up behaviors are the best example to help our kids to be safe. The following ... more

Situational awareness – Knowing what is going on all around you and having the ability to: - Identify; - Process; - Comprehend; - Respond to; All too often we catch ourselves and others with our ... more

I’ve recently developed the habit of physically checking around my personal vehicle when I need to back up.  Even with a backing camera, proximity detection systems and other technology that we take for granted, there ... more

Holiday decorating at the Black household has gone the way of beanie babies, the Back Street Boys and rollerblades since the kids have grown: a fond but distant memory. Oh, I’ll put up a tree ... more

We’ve all heard stories of friends and family members who have nodded off at the wheel: some escaping without a scratch, others not faring as well. With the days getting shorter, many of us are ... more

If you grew up in farm country, chances are that at some point during your childhood, curiosity connected you, a stick and an electric fence. Whether on a dare, or under your own investigative tendencies, ... more