Arkansas HVACR NewsMagazine March 2024

ARHVACR NewsMagazine March2024

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Safety Procedures-- Critical for Your Employees Critical for Your Company

materials, dangerous chemicals, hazardous equipment, and elevated work areas) is vital to prevent potential incidents. With this in mind, HVAC contractors should implement these employee safety procedures: • Establish a fall protection program that outlines safety protocols for employees who must work at heights (e.g., on roofs or ladders). This should include a written program, training procedures and protective equipment protocols. • Keep Safety Data Sheets for any chemicals used during work tasks. Be sure to train employees on chemical hazards and related safety precautions. • Perform a personal protective equipment (PPE) survey to determine which types of PPE are needed for different work tasks. Provide all necessary PPE to employees and educate them on the proper use of this equipment. • Ensure employees receive sufficient training before operating moving equipment, such as forklifts, scissor lifts or boom lifts.

Nick Hall Cross Pointe Insurance Advisors

Safety is a part of everything we do in life, and it affects us and the people we are working with and for. Being an HVAC contractor comes with a wide variety of challenges. After all, HVAC contractors are responsible for equipping their customers’ properties with successful heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, as well as performing routine maintenance and repairs on these systems. What’s more, HVAC operations carry many safety, liability, and property risks — all of which cou ld lead to costly damages. That’s why it’s vital to have effective loss control measures in place. HVAC contractors must address and offer helpful strategies to avoid possible claims. In this newsletter we are going to discuss employee safety concerns. As with any employer, HVAC contractors must protect their employees from illnesses and injuries on the job. Especially in the scope of HVAC operations, safeguarding employees from occupational risks (e.g., flammable