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Formetco to Kick Off 2024 Q1 Safety Class on February 19th

Formetco has announced that their first 2024 safety class will be held in Duluth Georgia on February 19 through February 22.  Billboard insider contacted Jim Poage, Formetco Safety Director and class instructor for the safety course, to get details on the upcoming class. Jim, could you give us a description […]

Registration is Open for Formetco Safety Event

Formetco is once again offering a unique live and in-person safety training class that is focused on workers and managers in the Outdoor Advertising industry.  Check out the video announcement from Formetco’s Safety Director, Jim Poage: Event Dates: Feb 27th – March 2nd Location: Duluth, GA Event Courses: OSHA 10 […]

Live Classes Return to Formetco With a New Addition

Billboard Insiders spoke with Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage, who gave us a preview of upcoming classes at Formetco. Jim, you must be happy to be having live classes again after all the restrictions from COVID 19. Yes, I am extremely excited to see the return to normal classes in […]

Jim Poage on Ladder Safety

By Jim Poage, Director of Safety, Formetco Operations employees, sign erectors, service technicians, and anyone else that works on creating installing, maintaining, or servicing outdoor advertising structures use a variety of ladders during their normal workday.  These can be portable extension ladders, portable A-Frame ladders, special duty hook ladders, and […]

Jim Poage On Minimizing OSHA Record Keeping Fines

Poor record keeping is one of the top OSHA citations each year .  Billboard Insider talked with Formetco’s Safety Director Jim Poage to learn what record keeping requirements OSHA expects from out of home companies. What is the OSHA requirement for record keeping? Employers are required to keep accident, illness, […]

CDC Reduces Quarantine Guidelines for Asymptomatic Covid-19 Cases

Formetco’s safety director Jim Poage passes along the following article to Billboard Insider on the CDC’s decision this week to shorten COVID-19 isolation and quarantine periods.  This means asymptomatic employees can come back to work sooner than they previously could. Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)announced that […]

Jim Poage on Keeping Employees Safe in Cold Weather

By Jim Poage, Safety Director, Safeco Incorporated A study was performed by the Navy SEALS that revealed that if you are wearing wet clothes, in sixty degree weather, for sixty minutes, you will begin to experience the first stages of hypothermia. Because of this low temperature threshold, it is extremely […]

Jim Poage on the White House COVID Vaccination Plan

Billboard Insider asked Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage for an update on pending White House COVID 19 vaccination rules. What’s new with the White House COVID19 vaccination plan? Well, technically speaking, the expectation that businesses with 100 or more employees will require vaccinations or weekly testing of employees is still […]

Jim Poage on Pending Covid Vaccination Rules

Last month the Biden administration proposed rules to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate vaccines or require weekly covid testing.  The rules could impact two-thirds of private sector workers.  Billboard Insider talked with Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage  to get his insight on how this enforcement may […]

Jim Poage on OSHA Inspections

Billboard Insider prepared this table after reviewing OSHA inspections data involving out of home companies for the 2019-2021. Year 2019 2020 9 mos 2021 Inspections 24 20 12 Violations 21 16 7 Initial Fines $60,693 $25,049 $12,755 Current Fines $43,620 $18,108 $10,891 An inspection can happen to you.  These out […]