When the thermometer dips below freezing, there are a lot of things that equipment and event rental operators need to be concerned about for both staff and customers including snow removal, slips and falls on the ice, frostbite danger and hypothermia risk. Some can be a nuisance; some can cause injury or worse.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous, colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. Although it has no detectable odor, CO is often mixed with other gases that do have an odor.

In between the traffic lights or stop signs we accelerate, slow for turns, watch for other cars or people and typically drive defensively. Well, we should. We use our turn signals.

Winter weather conditions can be treacherous and result in higher rates of slips and falls as well as workers’ compensation claims, says ARA Insurance Preferred Agent Jason Siliano, vice president of commercial lines, First National Insurance Agency, Pittsburgh. 

The following recommendations from The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) should be followed to help prevent cold stress.