“We make it our business to be experts in safety to ensure LEAD trade workers are properly educated in safe worksite practice and LEAD clients receive skilled, trained quality workers,” says LEAD General Manager Scott Boddy. “The amount of safety training and skilled experience a trade worker has can make a huge difference in a company’s safety risk.”
“Educating trade workers about the hazards of a job and teaching them how to recognize a safety risk are two ways any company can cut injuries in the workplace,” says Scott Boddy, General Manager of LEAD Dallas, Ft. Worth.
Working in a shipyard, or on a vessel, involves welding, steel cutting, machinery maintenance and repair, plumbing, electrical work, rigging, and clean-up of chemicals and fuel – to name a few. Many of these activities can be considered at high risk of injury or illness, therefore, require workers who understand maritime safety protocol.
Jason Stephens, managing partner at LEAD Tampa Bay, says companies can confidently fill their skilled trade positions and avoid excess payroll by using a skilled staffing company. If you can check off the following items on your checklist, you can find the right skilled staffing agency for your company.
Staffing agencies are morally and legally responsible to provide a safe working environment for skilled trade employees. Some do this better than others. LEAD National provides a robust safety program for their industrial employees and partner with clients who hold the same safety values.
OSHA mandates that all forklift drivers be trained and certified. In partnership with our clients, LEAD assists with forklift programs that consider and include pedestrian safety as part of a comprehensive forklift safety program.
The world health community continues to monitor closely the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, named “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19). At this time, no one knows how severe this outbreak will be. Given this uncertainty, and the fact that the seasonal influenza (flu) virus is also widespread, we are taking proactive steps to address several business concerns.
National Safety Stand-Down Week 2019 focuses on the importance of “Fall Prevention.” During this week, employers are encouraged to sit down with their team to discuss job hazards, protective methods and the company's safety policies and goals.
Spring into Safety with National Ladder Safety Month. As part of LEADS continuing commitment to Safety awareness, we have included [...]
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