5 GIFTS FOR STORAGE TANK PROFESSIONALS
Here's an early Christmas gift from the Think Tank - we've collected five articles with valuable info for anyone working with or around above ground storage tanks. Here's a quick look at important new ...
5 WAYS TO KEEP A LIFT SAFE – FOR TANK CONSTRUCTION & MORE
Today we welcome Anna van Erven of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc. Anna joins us to discuss a key element of most tank construction projects - aerial lift safety. We use aerial lifts in many of our field erecte ...
TANK CONSTRUCTION SITE CHALLENGE – GROUND CONDITIONS
If you are planning a tank construction project, there are lots of factors to consider, from the design of the tank itself to the selection of a contractor to build it. There are innumerable areas whe ...
9 KEY QUESTIONS FOR SAFE TANK REPAIRS
The following is a repeat of some critical tank repair safety info we published over a year ago. We'll be talking more about tank repair work in the future posts, but we wanted to emphasize this basic ...
TANK CONSTRUCTION SAFETY FOR THE DOG DAYS
Back-to-school commercials are running every three minutes, and in some parts of the country, that may mean sweater and jacket weather is around the corner. For many parts of the US, however, back to ...
NFPA’S HAZCOM DIAMOND – LEARN THE LABELS
Tank builders and many others in our industry use potentially hazardous materials all the time. Fire safety is vital in our business. In our fabrication facilities, where we are using plasma arc cutti ...
YOUR SAFETY – THE BEST WAY TO SAY “THANKS, MOM!”
When I was a kid, my mom always said the same thing whenever anyone in the family left the house or got dropped off somewhere. Mom said: "Be safe." She always said that, and she says it to this day ...
7 TIPS FOR SAVING LIVES AND LIMBS
This week we welcome Edward Salazar, of JED Alliance Group, to the Think Tank. As we continue our focus on construction safety in the field erected tank business and other areas of the construction in ...
SAFETY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: THE FATAL FOUR [INFOGRAPHIC]
This week we welcome Alicia Lawrence to the Think Tank. Alicia is a content specialist for Viewpoint (formerly Maxwell Systems). She enjoys helping readers and customers increase efficiency and safety ...
SAFE TANK CONSTRUCTION – PLAN AND PREPARE FOR FIRE SAFETY
Fire safety is paramount on all job sites. For us, working conditions in and around field erected tanks often include many fire hazards, including welding machines, electrical wires, chemicals, and ev ...