The Safety Brief
Welcome to the JLN Safety Brief – your source for the latest in industrial safety, confined space rescue updates, outage support news, and safety training insights.
Explore real-world field findings, regulatory updates, client success stories, and industry trends that impact power generation, manufacturing, construction, and pharmaceutical sectors. Our expert teams share how we prevent incidents through third-party safety audits, OSHA-compliant training, and high-risk rescue operations. Stay up to date with how JLN Safety protects workers and supports safe operations across the Northeast and beyond.
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Managing Safety Through Seasonal and Year-End Operational Shifts
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As winter sets in and year-end operations shift, it’s a good time to revisit how your facility maintains visibility into critical safety risks. Staffing changes, weather conditions, and adjusted maintenance schedules can all influence how hazards present themselves in industrial environments. As teams rotate schedules or take well-earned time off,…
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Confined Space Rescue Training Built on Real-World Experience
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At JLN Associates, LLC, we are proud of our confined space rescue teams who work across the country every day—supporting industrial facilities, power generation sites, construction projects, and municipal operations. That real-world work doesn’t stay in the field. It comes directly into the classroom, the training environment, and every course…
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Winter Industrial Safety Planning for Power Generation & Manufacturing Facilities
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Why Winter Requires a Different Safety Strategy Winter introduces a unique set of operational and safety challenges for power generation and manufacturing facilities. Cold temperatures, snow, ice, reduced daylight, and harsh weather conditions can quickly turn routine maintenance and operations into higher-risk activities if seasonal hazards are not proactively addressed.…
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“We’ve Always Done It This Way”: The Most Dangerous Phrase in Safety
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In the world of safety, few phrases raise more red flags than:“We’ve always done it this way.” It’s often said with good intentions – by experienced workers who take pride in their consistency, or by teams confident in their track record. But in today’s high-risk industries, tradition can quietly become…
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Case Study: The Callide Power Station Explosion – When Safety Takes a Back Seat
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On April 4, 2021, a catastrophic explosion at Australia’s Callide Power Station ripped through the facility, leaving behind an expensive trail of damage, lost generation capacity, and most importantly—serious questions about safety culture. Investigations since released paint a clear picture: the incident was preventable. Yet systemic shortcomings in inspection, maintenance,…
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Werner Ladder Recall: Multi-Max Pro 20 ft & 24 ft Models Pose Fall Hazard
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What You Need to Know About the Werner Ladder Recall Werner has issued a product recall for its Multi-Max Pro, Multi-Purpose Ladders in the 20 ft (ALMP-20IAA) and 24 ft (ALMP-24IAA) sizes. These ladders were sold exclusively at The Home Depot between November 2021 and February 2024. The recall was…