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Safety Around Powerlines – Part II

FDR Safety

Something more visible like the green padmount transformer boxes that the underground lines connect to can be very dangerous to be sitting on. If one of the elbows inside the box are loose the whole green transformer box could become energized up to the utilities distribution voltage.

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Green Globes to be Approved in Maryland

Green Building Law Update

Last week the Maryland Green Building Council voted unanimously to recommend that Green Globes, at the two Green Globes level, be approved by the Maryland Secretaries of Budget and Management and General Services as a “high performance building” as defined in Maryland law. provides “in this section”. (2)

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2022 Flynn Safety Awards

Flynn

Safety is Flynn’s top strategic priority, and so the Don Flynn Safety Awards and our Manufacturing Safety Award are the ultimate prize at Flynn. Given that so much is invested in building and maintaining a winning safety program, it might be no surprise that we have two repeat winners this year. Well done everyone!

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What Does Green Hard Hat Mean?

Work Gearz

The green color symbolizes safety and so does the green colored hard hat mean that the person wearing it belongs to the safety department. So, a green hard hat is worn by the safety inspectors and the workers who belong to the safety maintenance department. Who wears a green hard hat?

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Leading the Way in Construction EHS Software

The Verdantix Green Quadrant: EHS Software 2023 is an independent third-party analysis of 23 EHS software vendors (including Intelex) that provides an in-depth look at the technical capabilities, application breadth, innovation focus, and momentum of key environmental, health, and safety management software market players.

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2020 Don Flynn Safety Award and Flynn Manufacturing Safety Award Winners!

Flynn

Congratulations to Flynn’s Spokane and Phoenix branches for winning the Don Flynn Safety Award! Spokane, in the white division comprised of Flynn’s larger branches, edged out Portland; Phoenix in the green division placed ahead of St. But KC’s safety culture runs deep, and they are winners of the 2020 Flynn Manufacturing Safety Award!

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Possible Hazards Associated With Green Jobs

Constructonomics

A green job is any job that improves the environment. Green jobs are great opportunities that help revitalize the economy and get people to work. Unfortunately, just because a job is green, does not mean it is without risks. Green roof workers are exposed to silica dust when they cut, drill or grind these products.

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