Health and Safety

• Lowering hot surface temperatures
• Preventing accidental burns

Thermal insulation is one of the most effective means of protecting workers from burns resulting from contact with hot or extremely cold piping and equipment. For hot surfaces, especially, insulation reduces the surface temperature of piping or equipment to a safer level, resulting in increased worker safety and the avoidance of worker downtime due to injury. With today's specification tools it's very easy to calculate the insulation thickness needed to bring the surface temperature of your piping and equipment to safe levels.

In addition to the safety benefits of insulation, NIA member companies take job site safety very seriously and strive to meet the highest standards to protect their own personnel.

The Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award

NIA promotes and recognizes safety in the workplace with this important annual award.

• NIA Announces the 2012 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners
• NIA Announces 2011 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners for Contractors
• NIA Announces 2011 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners for Distributors/Fabricators

Health and Safety Committee

The NIA is committed to the health, safety and welfare of its members, customers, and the insulation industry. Through professional safety leadership, the Committee will actively promote the highest standards of safety and health excellence, to ensure a safe working environment.

If you are an NIA member and would like more information about joining this committee, please contact the membership department. You may also log in to the Members Only to download committee minutes.

Articles

• Committee Days 2012 Safety Recap
  Date: January 2013
  Author: Gary Auman

  The Safety and Health Committee of the National Insulation Association (NIA) met during Committee Days for a combined committee meeting and roundtable. Following the 2011 Committee Days, the committee voted to dispense with a separate roundtable (with separate registration) and expand the regular committee meeting to include a roundtable discussion. This article summarizes the information shared among the attendees at the committee meeting...READ FULL ARTICLE
  
  

• Insulation in the Hurricane Sandy Impact Area
  Date: January 2013

  Powerful "super storm" Hurricane Sandy literally destroyed parts of New York, New Jersey, and other areas along the East Coast. According to the Construction Claims Advisor, "Estimates of the economic losses caused by Hurricane Sandy recently reached $50 billion after experts assessed the costs of severe property damage, shut-down subways and power outages. Hurricane Sandy's recent devastation along much of the East Coast is a reminder of the significant factor weather can contribute to the ...READ FULL ARTICLE
  
  

• Apply For The 2012 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award
  Date: December 2012

  The National Insulation Association (NIA) knows how important safety is in the workplace and strives to provide you with resources to help your company build upon and improve its existing safety program. For 10 years, through our annual Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award program, NIA has been recognizing companies that demonstrate excellence in safety and instill strong safety values in their employees. This award was named after Theodore H. Brodie, in recognition of his devotion to safety and his untiring efforts to put safety in the forefront of th...READ FULL ARTICLE
  
  

• NIA Safety Roundtable Recap
  Date: July 2012
  Author: Gary Auman

  At the Annual NIA Convention in Scottsdale, Arizona this past April, approximately 40 NIA members met with the platinum-award winners of the Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award to discuss ideas and suggestions for creating and maintaining a top-notch safety program. The group consisted of a wide variety of members, from insulation contractors to distributors/fabricators and associates. This roundtable has proven to be an extremely v...READ FULL ARTICLE
  
  

• NIA Announces the 2011 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners
  Date: June 2012

  The National Insulation Association (NIA) announced the 2011 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award winners at NIA's 57th Annual Convention. This year, because of the large number of award recipients, we judged applicants in two categories: Contractors and Distributors/ Fabricators.

  The Brodie Safety Award, first given in 2004, was crea...READ FULL ARTICLE
  
  

• Recent Changes to OSHA’s Employee Discrimination Policies
  Date: June 2012
  Author: Gary Auman

  On March 12, 2012, Richard E. Fairfax, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for OSHA, issued "OSHA's Memorandum on Employer Incentive and Disincentive Policies and Practices" to all regional Administrators and Whistleblower Program Managers. This memo identifies OSHA discrimination 11(c) violations to a level that many employers may not have anticipated.

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