Safety Corner
Two Types of Workplace Stress
November, 2025
Instead of thinking of stress as the traditional two types of stress, categorize it as unnecessary or motivating. How much of the stress you are dealing with at work is superfluous? How can it be eliminated? Are you a source of unnecessary stress for someone else at work? Eliminate unnecessary stress and e mbr ace motivating stress to become a more efficient and safer worker.
Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
October, 2025
Elimination is the most effective hazard control method as the hazard is physically removed from the workplace. Eliminating tasks performed in high areas would eliminate falls, for instance, while performing linework if feasible de-energize the line test and ground this will remove the hazard and the employees can perform the task in a controlled manner. While effective, eliminating hazards is not always possible. Many pieces of electrical equipment carry the risk of arc flash. If so, the other types of control measures on the hierarchy offer solutions.
S.O.R.T For a Safer Working Environment
September, 2025
The acronym S.O.R.T. is a tool that can help remind us to take steps to address hazards and create a safe work environment. S.O.R.T
stands for Stop, Observe, Recognize, and Take Ownership. Taking ownership means more than just communicating the hazard to the other people in the work area. Stop work if necessary and get the right people involved to address the hazard correctly.
FATIGUE & STRESS MANAGEMENT
August, 2025
Another safety topic for work that is worth discussing with your team is coping with fatigue and stress
management. Living and working in a fast-paced world with incredibly high customer and electric demands, fatigue and stress have been a common and unfortunately normalized problem in the modern industry. They are generally the result of not eating a balanced breakfast, skipping lunch breaks, and not getting the required sleep due to long duty periods, heavy workloads, and demanding deadlines. If not
immediately addressed, they can impair cognitive and body functioning, sometimes even permanent impairment, and long-term mental problems, like anxiety and depression.
PAST SAFETY CORNERS
See below an archive of our past Safety Corner Articles sorted by date.
2025
January 2025 – Refocus on Safety After Time Off
February 2025 – Winter Walking Safety
March 2025 – Driving Awareness
April 2025 – Not a Big Deal, Until it is
May 2025 – Three-Part Communication
June 2025 – Hydration and Heat Awareness
July 2025 – A Mirror: Your Most Important PPE
August 2025 – Fatigue & Stress Management
September 2025 – S.O.R.T for a Safer Work Environment
October 2025 – Hierarchy of Hazard Controls
November 2025 – Two Types of Workplace Stress
2024
January 2024 – Leaving Yourself an Out
February 2024- Determining PCBs Status
March 2024- Load Securement
April 2024- Stretch and Flex Awareness
May 2024- Horseplay in the Workplace
June 2024 – 100 Days of Summer
July 2024 – Be TICK Aware
August 2024 – What Happens During an OSHA Inspection?
September 2024 – Setting Up the Work Zone
October 2024 – Thunder and Lightning Storm Awareness
November 2024 – The Dangers of Deep Frying a Turkey
December 2024 – Error Trap – Vacations & Holidays