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How Can Industrial Noise Lead to Hearing Loss?

You don’t have to be a rock star or work underneath jetliners to have your hearing affected by loud noises. Even factory workers and warehouse employees can suffer from noise-induced hearing loss or NIHL. Loud industrial noises can affect your hearing over time or a single incident can cause immediate damage. Sometimes the hearing loss … Read more

UPS Buys Chicago-based Coyote Logistics for $1.8 Billion

UPS announced Friday that it will acquire Chicago-based Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion. The move gives UPS new service offerings in the freight brokerage business at a time when the company has been struggling to maintain its profitability and reduce its costs in package delivery. Coyote Logistics’ technology that allows customers to book and sell … Read more

Amazing Benefits of Using Stretch Wrap to Protect Loads and Products

When you think about it, stretch wrap is actually pretty amazing. Hand and machine stretch wrap is one of the easiest, quickest and most cost-effective ways to protect products and loads for storage and transportation. It can be applied in just a few seconds and removed just as quickly. Stretch wrap — also known as … Read more

Driverless Trucks Could Offer a Solution to the Current Driver Shortage

(Editor’s Note: In today’s Thursday Feature, we take a look at one possible solution to the current truck driver shortage: Allowing driverless truck technology that already exists to use the nation’s highways). The current shortage of qualified truck drivers is approaching crisis proportions. But with companies like Google, Apple and Mercedes-Benz working to develop driverless … Read more

Loading Dock – III

In previous articles I have discussed the different elements of a loading dock design including safety, apron space, truck bays, and the various styles of docks and dock approaches. In this article I will discuss dock height and door sizes. It should be obvious that proper dock height is an essential part of a well-designed … Read more

OSHA Cites Three Companies for Failing to Protect Workers from Trench Collapses

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined three companies a total of more than $169,000 in connection with incidents in which workers were not properly protected from trench collapses. Two Colorado companies — K.R. Swerdfeger Construction and Pate Construction — were fined a total of $101,200 for failing to provide workers with cave-in … Read more

Should Alcohol Be Served at Company Events?

With the Fourth of July’s fireworks still ringing in our ears and Memorial Day not too far off in the distance, many companies are busy planning their annual summer employee picnics. One question that frequently comes up regarding corporate-sponsored events such as company cookouts, holiday parties, and other business-related celebrations is whether or not alcohol … Read more