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What to Do When the OSHA Inspector Shows Up

On yesterday’s Billboard Insider podcast Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage reviewed how to keep your workers safe.  Here’s his advice on what to do when an OSHA inspector shows up. An OSHA inspector has arrived at my company.  What should I do? Make sure they truly are OSHA inspectors.  They’ll […]

Jim Poage on how to minimize OSHA fines and keep your employees safe.

Today’s podcast guest is Jim Poage, Safety Director at Formetco, Incorporated.  Jim discusses how to minimize OSHA fines and what to do to keep your employees safe. OSHA issued 81 citations with $280,000 in fines to Display Advertising companies during the past two years.  What jumps out at you. You […]

Jim Poage on Keeping OOH Employees Covid-safe

Wednesday’s podcast guest will be Formetco Safety Director Jim Poage.  Jim will talk about OSHA and out of home.   During the interview Jim also reviewed what an out of home company should do to keep employees covid-safe.  We’re running his covid comments today. What steps should an out of home […]

Jim Poage on Workplace Safety and Controlling Communicable Illnesses

The COVID19, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, has totally disrupted the US economy and displaced many workers during mandatory shutdowns of businesses. Some companies were caught unprepared which in many ways added to the panic that many people felt. Much of this could have been avoided if the companies […]

A Todd Heller Donor for Dad Billboard update.

Insider has written before about the Donor for Dad billboard campaign to find a kidney donor for Formetco Executive Todd Heller.  Todd tells Insider that the campaign might have saved the life of a potential kidney donor.  We’ll let Todd tell the story. Hello and thank you again to all […]

How to Make Billboard Scaffolding

This 1 minute video shows how Formetco makes billboard scaffolding. Insider talked with Formetco Hardware Sales Manager Denise Roberts about scaffolding. Denise how long have you been making billboard scaffolding. Formetco has been manufacturing the same scaffold since 1979. Last year we sold over 100,000 linear feet in platforms alone, […]

Formetco Safety Training in February

Safety training is critical to keep your workforce safe and save money.  Formetco is offering a safety training class in February.   Insider talked with Formetco’s Safety trainer Jim Poage. Jim, you’ve got a safety training event in February. It’s an OSHA 10 hour class that is Outdoor specific.  This class […]

OOH Continues Its Connection to Communities

Insider’s article last week on Formetco’s Todd Heller and the industry response in his search for a kidney donor was a singular example of all the good OOH does in our local communities.  The OAAA’s Nicole Randall added in with a Special Report this week expanding on OOH industry involvement.  […]

Donor for Dad Billboards

A huge thank you to all the Billboard Insider readers who are running DonorforDad.com copy to help Formetco’s Todd Heller find a kidney donor.  Insider hears the campaign has been posted on over 200 faces. Barrett Outdoor on I-95 near New Haven Connecticut Adams Outdoor Digitals in Michigan   94 […]

More Atlanta Marquee Billboards

Yesterday Formetco’s Britt McConnell talked about the Atlanta sign district and the high-profile digital billboards at Cobb Galleria, Georgia State’s stadium and Georgia’s Own Credit Union.  Today McConnell talks about three more high profile Atlanta digital billboards as well as trends in digital billboard resolution. The Atlanta Sign Blackbird’s The […]