Holiday decoration safety guidelines for pest professionals.
The holidays are approaching and many pest professionals are beginning to decorate. Whether it be decorating your own home, your office or decorating customers’ homes, the finished decorations bring color, festivity and cheer, but the decorating process can expose you to many safety risks. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has put together a holiday MORE
Winter pest control safety tips to avoid slipping and falling on snow and ice.
Slips and falls lead to some of the most common injuries, whether it is on the job or going about daily activities. Now that winter is here, snow and ice can increase risk of slipping and falling while doing winter pest control treatments. Despite sometimes harsh conditions, work and daily life must go on, but MORE
Fall safety tips for pest professionals.
The crisp weather and beautiful foliage make fall a favorable season for many pest professionals. Commutes during this time of year are scenic and colorful, and we all remember how much fun it was to jump into a freshly raked pile of leaves when we were kids. Now, those falling leaves lead to yard work, MORE
Pesticide safety: maintain good personal hygiene.
As a pest management professional, some of the most important pesticide safety steps you can take to protect yourself and others after working with pesticides are also some of the simplest. Maintaining good personal hygiene helps ensure that family and friends won’t come into contact with the powerful materials you use on the job. Be MORE
Safety tips for an enjoyable Halloween.
Autumn is here and Halloween is fast approaching. Kids look forward to dressing up in costumes and collecting candy, making this one of the most anticipated evenings of the year. However, it’s important to remember a few important safety tips so that it can be fun, safe and enjoyable for everyone. HALLOWEEN COSTUMES For many MORE
Pesticide safety tip: handling for transportation, storage and spills.
Pesticides are powerful substances that must be transferred carefully in order to ensure overall safety. Follow these pesticide safety tips whenever you handle or transport pesticides: Pesticides should be kept in a locked storage container during transport. Absorbent materials such as sand should be kept on hand in case of a spill, along with a MORE
Back-to-School Driving Safety Tips.
Now that school is back in session, motorists are to encouraged be aware of increased child pedestrian activity and to be extra careful when driving during the morning and afternoon hours. According to AAA, 55 million children across the U.S. have headed back to school and 13 percent of them typically walk or bike. Nearly MORE
Pesticide safety tip: use proper application equipment.
Even when the appropriate pesticide is applied using the right equipment, applicators will not achieve optimal results if their tools are not prepared properly. To ensure even, effective treatment, only use sprayers and spreaders that have been calibrated to the approved equipment settings for the pesticide being applied. Be sure to take into account application MORE
Arrive Alive – The Importance of Safe Driving On the Job.
With the countless number of ways drivers can be distracted these days, practicing safe driving habits – such as maintaining a clear distance while behind another vehicle and always remaining alert – is as important as ever. One of the biggest steps you can take to ensure overall safety while behind the wheel is staying MORE
Lightning precautions and safety tips.
Every year around this time, we may feel the occasional drop of rain and look up to see that the sky has suddenly gotten dark. Or we check the weather radar and realize that a nasty storm is going to pass right though the area, so it’s important to be prepared. Just recently, a lightning MORE
