Our 2017/2018 training schedule for Snowcat and Winter Survival courses is now available - Check it out here! We have classes in CO, CA and UT with more potentially being added! If you have a new snowcat or new operators and need training to comply with OSHA regulations, check...
A blizzard warning has been issued for part of the Sierra in Northeast California. Pineapple Express to deliver Strongest storm in 5 years The National Weather Service issued the warning Tuesday afternoon in advance of the potentially extremely hazardous conditions in higher elevations. The warning is in effect Wednesday...
Happy Thanksgiving to One and All! We are extremely thankful for all of our valued relationships here and extend to you our best wishes for a happy and healthy Thanksgiving Day. Please have a safe and happy holiday. Safety One Training We will be closed Thursday 11/27 and Friday...
You may have seen the snow in Buffalo NY this past week, up to what appears to be 8' in some places! The latest report today indicates 8 snow related deaths, 5 of them from heart attacks. Every year as a paramedic in Denver the first heavy snow of the year would bring the early morning calls for heart attack victims, sometimes 3-4 within the city itself. These were typically males in late forties through early 60's who were in reasonable physical condition. Needless to say none of them expected that the exertion of shoveling snow would be enough to trigger a heart attack! Last year we redesigned our Personal Survival Kit to be much smaller, allowing for easier use and flexibility in carrying in different vehicles, including Snowcats, Snowmobiles, ATV’s, UTV’s, pickup trucks etc. Modern technology has provided the ability to maintain a high level of survival integrity with...
Many of you end up spending more time at work with your coworkers than you do at home with your families. Same goes for us here at Safety One. We are here at work for long hours, and as some of you knew, we often shared...
IRISH GHOST STORY This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, it's true. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst...
Dr. Bridgette Hester of Hubble Foundation is conducting academic research for the telecommunications industry. The proposed study will evaluate telecommunication technician perception of safety as a result of proper climbing equipment utilized in job completion, the use of climbing equipment as a function of a climber’s...
Our 2014/2015 training schedule for snowcat & winter survival courses in now available - Check it out here! We have classes in CO, CA and UT with more potentially being added, and dates announced for snowmobile, ice driving and winter survival lecture only as well! If you have a...
Last week we attended the 2014 72nd Annual 72nd Annual NUTSEA Conference in Colorado Springs at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Beautiful place, and many nice people. Good to connect some faces to voices and speak with some new folks as well. As always we hold a...