by Towner Magill on Monday, October 24th, 2011 at %I:%M %p

As we move into a part of the year where weather and conditions tend to get a little more counter-productive, I thought a post on being safe in the workplace would be appropriate.  I wanted to share three stories I’ve recently heard from different QPR reps throughout the country.

The title of this blog post is from a saying stenciled on a temporary storage shed belonging to a paving contractor in my hometown, and it made me think.  We all work to support ourselves and our families, and have a better quality of life.  While many of us work in a sheltered office environment, there are many working on dangerous jobsites, such as the folks doing road construction in my hometown.  For these people, a day’s work can be deadly if the proper safety procedures are not taken, including wearing the right personal protective equipment, or PPE.  Their company takes PPE very seriously, and it shows when you are traveling through any of their construction zones.

In another example, halfway across the country another paving contractor we know was fined for not having the proper safety gear at their jobsite.  The fine was in the thousands, and could have bought hundreds of safety vests.  Although they take safety seriously, they were not aware of the OSHA & ANSI safety regulations that are required to be followed in different situations.  Even with the best intentions, the proper gear must be used in order to avoid costly fines, let alone accidents.

Finally, another rep of ours told me about a municipality in the state of Florida that recently lost an employee in a work-related accident.  He was wearing a safety vest, but unfortunately was not seen by a driver while doing work on the side of the road.  Their municipality is taking additional precautions moving forward to make sure they don’t have any more of these types of accidents.

As the days get shorter, and the weather gets colder and rainier and eventually turns to snow, hours are precious in getting jobs done in time.  Just because you have less time to finish the work doesn’t mean you need to cut corners when it comes to the proper PPE.  Keep in mind that QPR ShopWorx has a full line of ANSI – compliant PPE gear, both for warm and winter weather.  Ask your rep today about the requirements and make sure you are up to speed.  Be safe!

Towner Magill

South East Territory Manager

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The Author: Towner Magill

Towner is the Southeast Territory Manager of QPR. He joined the company in 2006 with the Packaged Product Division, and has since gained experience in all of QPR's core business segments. He was a recipient of the Spring 2007 Lafarge Way Award for Customer Orientation and is also the creator of The Pavement Press, QPR's Lowe's-based newsletter. Towner is the Shopworx Program Manager and oversees sales and products for the entire line. Originally from Atlanta, Towner is a graduate of The University of Georgia, and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his wife Lucye. In his spare time he enjoys boating and fishing, and playing basketball and racquetball.

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