DULUTH, Ga., June 26, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Formetco, Inc., the largest full service supplier to the outdoor advertising industry, is pleased to announce Safety Director Jim Poage has successfully passed the Board of Certified Safety Professionals exam and is now recognized as being a Certified Safety Professional. “The Certified Safety Professional designation is considered to […]
By Jim Poage, Safety Director, Formetco Most people know that all personal protective equipment should be inspected prior to use, but few people think about the limitations or increased danger in using the equipment incorrectly. Using a standard full body harness with a shock absorbing lanyard is a great to […]
Here are 9 tips for digital billboard safety which Insider learned during Formetco’s recent safety conference. Review riser drawings before you service a board. Always assume electrical circuits are hot. Use a lockout/tagout program. If in doubt shut down the entire billboard. Most panels have battery backup. Make sure all […]
OSHA has a searchable database on accidents and fatalities. Insider sorted the database based on the NAICS code 541850 (outdoor advertising) and the results were encouraging. Accidents and fatalities are trending down. Annual outdoor advertising accidents and fatalities were 1.6 and 0.8, respectively, for the last five years versus a […]
Fall protection is the most commonly issued OSHA citation in the construction industy. Effective August 1, 2016 OSHA increased the fine for safety violations to $12,471 for a first offense and $124,709 for a repeat offense. Outdoor billboards are visible. Any OSHA inspector can drive by, see your crew on […]
Safety is a huge issue if you perform outdoor advertising install and maintenance work in-house. At a recent OAAA safety meeting the President of an independent outdoor advertising company talked about seeing insurance premiums increase by $250,000 over the three years after his company had a large workers compensation claim […]
INDIANAPOLIS (September 13, 2016) – First, the scary news: safety fines are stiffer, federal enforcement is more aggressive, and recordkeeping is more difficult. But the good news: there is a clear path to preventing loss, controlling costs, protecting workers, and complying with safety regulations. The main take-away from OAAA’s day-long […]
Get billboard insurance and make sure your billboards are up to code. In April 2016 a New York Court of Appeals found that a property owner was liable for injuries a worker sustained while adding extensions to a billboard. You can read an analysis of the case in Insurance Journal. […]
Yesterday the outdoor industry won a victory when the US Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Scenic America’s attempt to invalidate federal guidance on digital signs on the grounds that it violated the Federal Highway Beautification Act. You can read the decision here. Here’s an OAAA-prepared timeline of Federal Government […]
Two events in recent months have driven home the importance of training your employees in safety procedures when they climb billboards. In May 2016 an Outfront employee was injured falling from a billboard in St Lucie County, Florida. In April 2016 a safety harness saved a Southeastern Displays employee when […]
