Using Temporary Heaters on Construction Sites

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TEMPORARY HEATING CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION JOB SITES

For many trades, working during colder months of the year is necessary. Some trades use temporary heat, or temp heat, to make this happen.

What are the hazards of using temporary heat?

How do we protect our people?

Please reach out to your dedicated TBG Safety Services professional to get more information on best practices for temporary heating systems.

Have you taken an unsafe item out of service and planned on throwing it away? Can TBG Member trainees learn from it? Contact John Grayson at jgrayson@tbgmn.com with a story and a picture. Maybe someone else can learn from your situation. Your confidentiality is guaranteed.

Be on the lookout for a new TBG training opportunity. Our members are either in construction or construction-related industries. But, most of our members have non-construction exposures.

Do you have a shop?
Do you have mechanics?
Do you fabricate?
Are you a manufacturer?
Do you warehouse?

These are just some examples of workplaces where OSHA’s construction standards do not apply. Do you want to learn more about non-construction regulations and hazards?

Coming Soon: TBG OSHA 10-Hour Outreach Training for General Industry. Separate from our Construction outreach training, this will help you gain knowledge for non-construction operations.

MNOSHA Compliance: Construction Seminars

Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance's FREE Construction Seminars feature a presentation about a specific construction safety or health topic – with time for questions, answers, and input – plus an update from MNOSHA Compliance about what's currently happening regarding investigations. The Seminars are presented six times a year, beginning in September.

2022/2023 Seminar Dates and Topics:

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022; How to build an effective safety program in construction.
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023; topic to be determined
Tuesday, March 21, 2023; topic to be determined
Tuesday, May 16, 2023; topic to be determined

Mark your calendars now and subscribe to the Construction Seminar email list to receive notifications about the events.

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Please reach out to your TBG Safety Services Representative to schedule any safety training you’d like your organization to receive. You can also look at the TBG Safety Training Calendar for upcoming training opportunities.

As your partner for working safer and smarter to be more profitable, we at the TBG Safety Service Association are committed to bringing your organization more resources that benefit everyone.

Thanks to the new TBG Safety Service Association, we are now offering each TBG member two free seats per year and lower member pricing for our OSHA-10 training!

Members are jointly and severally liable for their proportionate share of obligations for the group and will be assessed on an individual and proportionate share basis for any deficit created by the group. Dividends are not guaranteed.