FISHER TANK FULLY OPERATIONAL IN SUPPORT OF ESSENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AMID COVID 19 CONCERNS
This is a difficult time in our country. As we face uncertainty in many areas, we will all continue to rely on our country’s key industrial sectors, such as energy, critical manufacturing, petroleum, ...
WHAT WAS IN THE TANK? SAFE TANK ENTRY IS ELEMENTARY
Today we're updating a 2013 post with valuable info from Charles "CJ" Hineman, Fisher Tank Company's Safety Director, about safe tank entry. CJ advises anyone working in or around tanks to always a ...
INDUSTRIAL WORKPLACE SAFETY CHECKLIST
Industrial workplace safety is a life and death matter, every single day. In the tank fabrication and tank construction business, and in any business that requires heavy equipment, power tools, cranes ...
FISHER TANK SAFETY DIRECTOR ON SAFETY CULTURE IN STORAGE TANK CONSTRUCTION
Today on The Think Tank: an open letter from Safety Director Charles Hineman to the Fisher Tank team. Charles (a.k.a. "CJ") writes about how safety becomes a part of a company's culture and what that ...
TANK CONSTRUCTION’S STEALTHY THREAT
Summer’s brutal heat has been described as “Nature's stealth killer. It's not always the medical examiner's prime suspect. And the deadly toll it exacts often becomes clear only well after it has left ...
DON’T TOUCH THAT STORAGE TANK – YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE IT’S BEEN!
As everyone in the tank industry starts considering OSHA's new Confined Space rules, we're looking back at a post that covers some basic do's and don'ts of safe tank entry and work. Here's C ...
CAPTURED – SAFETY MOMENTS ON A TANK CONSTRUCTION JOB
Last week, Fisher Tank Company joined thousands of construction industry professionals in OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down for Fall Protection. Per OSHA, a Safety Stand-Down is a "voluntary event ...
STOP WELDING TANK SEAMS; IT’S SAFETY STAND-DOWN TIME
Today on the Think Tank - we're sharing a press release covering our participation in OSHA's National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. This 2nd-annual national event focuses on Fall ...
TANKS FOR THE TIPS – 5 TOOLS THAT CAN SAVE LIVES
Today we welcome Paul Thomas to the Think Tank, to talk about THE most important aspect of storage tank construction projects and any other construction work: safety. Paul is a passionate advocate for ...
WHAT’S THE #1 KNOWN CAUSE OF STORAGE TANK FIRES?
Lightning is the leading known cause of storage tank fires, and it's a constant threat to people, facilities and product. Today we welcome JoOnna Silberman, aka the LightningDiva@Large, to the Think T ...