Author Archives: Dean Isaacson

Dean Isaacson

Over thirty-five years a small business owner and general contractor. Has achieved Certified Safety Administrator status from the National Association of Safety Professionals. Will help you with your project management and safety management programs.

Cougar Gulch: Your Trade Show Marketing Representative

Extreme Industrial Coatings deals in high-tech wear protection for metal surfaces and is a production machine shop in Airway Heights, Washington. They have created a specialty product with a very narrow market. They re-manufacture the rotating and stationary valves of the Lockwood Air Cup Potato Planter. This means they target a narrow market of potato [...]
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Ford Mustang GT500 Test Post

Thought you would enjoy this post. We are demonstrating the embedding of YouTube videos in the WordPress framework. And, you gotta love this car!
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Forms and Regulatory Posters on Thumb Drive

For your convenience, we can provide the following forms and posters on a thumb drive for only $49.99 including shipping and tax (if applicable). The forms are in docx format – for easy editing to your needs, except for OSHA forms, which are in pdf format. The posters are all in pdf format. Only $49.99 [...]
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Best Practices for Employee Safety Bulletin Board

The Employee Safety Bulletin Board is usually located in the employee lounge. Some businesses may place it in a common hallway or near the main office. On this board should be posted all the regulatory posters, locations and emergency numbers and other information to help employees conduct their business in an informed, efficient and safe [...]
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New Group or Network Website Template Webthingie.com

Does your group, club or network need a website? Take a look at our latest demonstration model at webthingie.com. Using this template, you will be able to offer several styles of listings and advertising for your members. On this site, we have used simple css for style, but the styling options are unlimited. As for [...]
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OSHA Inspections, Citations and Penalties – the basics

What we refer to as OSHA: The full legal name of the OSH Act is the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1590 et seq., 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq. – these are the statutes). For the practical application of the statutes, the listing of all the rules and regulations are [...]
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Employer Required USDOL, OSHA and State Posters

Employment and Safety posters are required to be posted in a location common to and accessible by all employees. A common location would be installing an employment and safety bulletin board in the employee lunchroom. If there is no lunchroom or lounge, the board should be located in a common area, such as a hallway [...]
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Dean’s Quick Rules for Writing Interesting Articles

The goal of every author is to attract the audience of the reader, whether the purpose be merely to entertain, or whether it be to win the reader to the author’s point of view. This may seem easier to envision than it is to accomplish. Here are a few tips I give to aspiring authors. [...]
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Workplace Safety Manual by Cougar Gulch Group

The Workplace Safety Manual is more than a manual – it is an education. The categories in this manual encompass general industries and construction operations. We can affordably adapt this manual to your workplace. We can also aid with your ISN certification. Purchase one copy; review it; then contact Dean to fit this manual to [...]
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New OSHA Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction

Previously, OSHA included “flexible language” in 1926.501(b)(13) because of concerns expressed during the rulemaking period about the feasibility and safety of using conventional fall protection for residential construction. The wording of this section is: “Residential construction.” Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected [...]
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