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Chip Macdonald of Best Safety LLC offers expert commentary on all facets of safety including training, regulations and project management.

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Safety Advice: Think to Drink - Hydrate in Winter

January 04, 2012
Chip Macdonald
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 We all have plenty of reminders to hydrate “often and early” up on the roof in June, but how many of us really “think to drink” in the winter 


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Safety Advice: Five Direct Causes of Pitched Roof Falls

March 31, 2011
Chip Macdonald
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Let’s define a roof fall as any unarrested free-fall of an employee originating from a roof deck launch point and resulting in a terminal impact with the ground or an impeding structure (like a lower roof). Like any other falling object, a fall victim will accelerate at 32 feet/second2.
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Safety Advice: Inciting Safety

December 07, 2010
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There are many ingenious methodologies designed for motivating safe work practices among your employees. One of the most popular methods of controlling the way in which workers make decisions concerning jobsite safety is to offer them incentives.
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Safety Advice: Five Ways to Lower Your EMR

November 04, 2010
Chip Macdonald
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The Experience Modification Rate (X-Mod) is a percentage-based multiplier (pricing mechanism) established by each state’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau (WCIRB). It’s used to calculate an employer’s workers’ compensation premium based on a number of empirically confusing statistical factors.
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Shots From The Maverick: 2012 Fundraiser Benefits Colorado Youth Outdoors

The Maverick was held May 4-6 at Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch in Loveland, Colo. The event is a sporting clays shoot and fundraiser for Colorado Youth Outdoors, whose mission is to strengthen relationships between youth and their parents through traditional outdoor activities.Several members of the roofing industry were on hand to support the event, whose corporate sponsors include Prologis and Johns Manville. 

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