“Cure” for the Common Cold? The Challenges of Cold Weather Concreting
The Intermountain West can see some pretty gnarly winter weather. While this is good for our snowpack, it can make outdoor construction projects particularly difficult. Builders here don’t have the luxury of taking an entire...
Strategies to Help Outdoor Workers Avoid “Cold Stress” in the Winter Months
It’s only November, and the National Weather Service has already issued winter storm alerts for the Intermountain West. While stormy weather means hot chocolate and cozy evenings for some, for those who spend long hours...
Copper in the Intermountain West
For people living in the Salt Lake Valley, the Bingham Canyon Copper Mine is a familiar part of their landscape. Now known as Rio Tinto Kennecott, the open pit mine is reportedly the largest manmade...
The Aerospace and Defense Industry Finds a Home in Utah
In June, the Governor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) hosted the Utah Aerospace & Defense Industry Event. With featured speakers from the Department of Defense and Northrop Grumman, the discussions focused on the future...
How Businesses Can Beat the Heat and Keep their Workers Safe
In April, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) created a National Emphasis Campaign to highlight the workplace hazards of heat exposure. Every year, heat-related illnesses affect thousands of workers, and in some cases, even...
What is Vendor Managed Inventory, and Can It Help My Business?
No business owner wants to be surprised by a lack of inventory. The sudden discovery that a tool, equipment element, safety gear, or other critical item is missing can slow, or worse, halt operations and...
Recent Growth in Distribution and Fulfillment Centers Spotlights Utah’s Role in America’s Supply Chain
In December, Walmart announced that it had chosen Salt Lake City to be the location for one of its newest fulfillment centers. Scheduled to begin operations this summer, the over one-million square foot facility will...
It’s Not Always Good to Be Number One. Let’s Get Workplace Falls Off OSHA’s Top Ten Lists
For the eleventh fiscal year in a row, OSHA’s fall protection standard for the construction industry was the agency’s most frequently cited safety standard. Violations of Standard 1926.501 also topped OSHA’s lists of both “serious”...
