If the COVID-19 crisis has taught us anything, it’s that it’s important to keep clean. Just look at the empty store shelves where Lysol, Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer used to be. And while keeping your home, workspace and valuables clean is vital, it’s good ol’ fashioned handwashing that has taken center stage through this…
Personal protective equipment (PPE) has long been a part of a contractor’s work apparel. PPE hazards are addressed in specific standards, notices and letters of interpretation for the construction industry by OSHA and include things like foot protection, head protection, hearing protection, eye and face protection, respiratory protection, fall protection, safety belts, lifeline lanyards and…
The need for frequent and thorough disinfecting of work trucks like aerial devices and digger derricks is a new task for service managers. In response to questions from customers, Terex Utilities has released Tech Tip #140 to provide a reminder of the many surfaces on a piece of equipment that may have been touched by…
Cleanliness is essential in the farming industry. From grocery stores to manufacturers, a wide variety of companies and industries rely on products from farms. As a result, contamination can endanger employees and consumers further down the supply chain. When dealing with things people will ingest, thorough sanitation becomes an even more significant concern. Farms may…
It was right around the time of the Chinese New Year that Paul Reitz knew he had a serious problem on his hands. Titan International’s China-based employees had just taken three weeks off to participate in New Year festivities, and word began to surface that a potentially dangerous virus was making its way through parts…
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases the May 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today. The index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $900 billion equipment finance sector. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance…
As communities, states, and companies decide whether and when to re-open for business in this unusual time of pandemic-induced isolation, one question weighs heaviest on decision makers: Once we decide to re-open, how do we do it safely? Now, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and The Marek Group are teaming up to provide a…