Now is the time to start planning for students and how they safely travel to/from home in the fall. Prior to the annual time change, Nov 7th, sunrise is at 7:39AM. This means that most high school and elementary school students will be walking or riding bicycles to school in the dark and during twilight, … More ACS Safety Note: Student Safety
Several of the safety incidents that ACS professionals have investigated included workers who were distracted. Safety+Health Magazine published an article by Alan Ferguson, associate editor, “Situational awareness a ‘separate dimension of hazard control’ ” which discusses that employee training should include recognizing when he/she is not in a state of “relaxed awareness”. One of the … More Safety+Health Magazine: Situational awareness
What exactly constitutes a “competent person” … More Safety+Health Magazine: Competent Person
A pickup truck was damaged by a fire in the cab of the vehicle. An ACS Engineer was hired to inspect the vehicle for the cause based on its reported origin in the vicinity of the steering column. Three wires below the steering column showed potential beading, indicating their being electrified during the fire. Two … More From the Archives: Vehicle Fire #2
An area school experienced a sudden drop in water pressure to its building. Excavation of the water pipeline revealed a large hole in the copper of the pipe near the tapered pipe connector. An ACS Engineer inspected the damage and found that the soldering of the connection was incomplete. The location of the missing solder … More From the Archives: Pipe Damage
A trailer truck on its way to pick up a load lost its rear wheel assembly. The debris then impacted another vehicle in the on-coming traffic side of the road, injuring its driver. An ACS engineer was assigned to investigate. By the time the trailer was available for inspection, the only remaining portions of the … More From the Archives: Trailer Wheel Separation
An outboard motor boat experienced propeller disengagement and damage to the transom area where the motor connected to the boat. An ACS engineer investigated and found fiberglass stress fractures as well as a fracture in the metal mount bolt plate on the port side oriented to the left (away from the keel and stern). Striations … More From the Archives: Motor Boat Damage
Two vehicles were involved in a collision at a traffic signal intersection. An ACS engineer was tasked to examine the damage. One vehicle had damage to the passenger side bumper and the other had no damage of significance. The support brace to the damaged bumper collapsed. Occupants in the vehicles would not be injured unless … More From the Archives: Low Speed Impact
An outside clothes dryer caught fire and caused some damage to the residence. An ACS engineer investigated the cause of the fire. The dryer was not under any recall, and the extension cord to the dryer was ruled out. Significant lint accumulation was observed outside the drum, but only the portion on the left side … More From the Archives: House Fire #2
