Topics: Contractor Safety, Safety, Disposable clothing, Protective clothing, Protective Apparel, chemical protection, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Today, the Quad City Safety guys come to you right after celebrating America’s birthday. Happy Fourth of July! Fun times were had by all, but there may be a tension between our cast. Why you ask? Well, it seems ol’ Dave here got a big lesson on burn injuries ... Read More
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Today, Dave White confuses the heck out of Fred Radunzel with tales of Stonehenge as it relates to equinox and solstices. Though it may not relate to today’s topic, (at all) it’s still fun to hear Dave go full-on nerd about something else he’s passionate ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Safety, Lockout Tagout, LOTO, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Today, the Quad City Safety guys come to you straight from their headquarters in Davenport, Iowa. What’s the topic for today’s discussion? That’d be lockout tagout and how it keeps you from getting crushed, pinched, cut, electrocuted or otherwise decimated ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Safety, Respirator safety, Respiratory Safety, Respirators, Respiratory, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Think back for a minute about those wild and crazy times of your youth. Heck, maybe it was just yesterday. Whether you spent summers bailing hay like ol’ Dave here. Or, you tried to tackle your flooded basement like our buddy Fred. There’s bound to be a tale ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, work boots, PPE, Safety Shoes, Protective Footwear, Safety Boots, educational, Foot Protection
Take a look around your job site. With a little luck, you’ll see men and women wearing the right personal protective equipment (PPE) they need to get the job done safely. It’s not hard to see if people are wearing their respirators, fall protection or their fire-resistant gear. You can definitely ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, hazards, PPE, Protective Footwear, Bacon's Safety Tips, educational, Foot Protection, industrial safety
Get the low down on different safety shoe features. Learn why all work boots are NOT created equal! If you wanted to count all the ways that the right work boot can protect you from injury, you’d need to use all your fingers and toes. In fact, you’d probably need a calculator because safety’s way ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, work boots, Safety, Safety Shoes, Protective Footwear, Safety Boots, Foot Protection, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* The guys are a little excited about today’s show. See, they decided to up the ante and make safety more accessible to workers everywhere. Why? Because that’s just the kind of guys they are. Today on Dave and Bacon’s Safety Tales, Dave and Fred unveil their ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Safety, PPE, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Last time, the guys talked sorbents and flammable cabinets. Today’s episode is all about advancements in personal protective equipment. Dave White and Fred Radunzel are back on the road bringing you the Quad City Safety’s PPE Roundup — straight from the 58th ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Safety, Spill Control, Sorbents, industrial safety
*Podcasts may contain explicit material* Dave White and Fred Radunzel are on the road again. This time, the guys find themselves in Omaha, Nebraska for the 58th Annual RSSI C&S Exhibition! While they’re hanging with their rail peeps, they took notice of just how many professionals it takes to ... Read More
Topics: Hard Hats, Contractor Safety, PPE, Bacon's Safety Tips, educational, Eye & Head protection, Eye and Head Protection, industrial safety
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that in some applications you need to protect your noggin. Whether it’s from low overhead beams, the potential for falling objects or exposure to exposed electricity, hard hats play a valuable role. Caring for them is not as cut and dry as it may seem. ... Read More
