Subscribe: RSSStop Being a Statistic: The 2025 OSHA Top 10 and Why You Need to Catch Them First By Michael Ramer, CEO, RedLine Safety Inc. If you’ve been in this industry as long as I have, you start to notice a pattern. Every year, OSHA releases its “Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards,” and every…
Subscribe: RSSThe Weight of the Earth: 5 Critical Steps to Survive the Trench By Michael Ramer, CEO, RedLine Safety Inc. In the world of technical rescue, we have a saying: “Dirt has no mercy.” One cubic yard of soil weighs about 3,000 pounds—roughly the same as a mid-sized sedan. When a trench wall collapses, it…
Subscribe: RSSThe Two-Foot Difference That Saves Lives: Construction vs. General Industry Fall Protection By Michael Ramer, CEO, RedLine Safety Inc. In my 20-plus years between the fire service and safety consulting, I’ve learned that the four most dangerous words in a workplace are: “It’s just maintenance.” Too often, I see companies get tangled up in…
Subscribe: RSSThe Hidden Dangers of Confined Spaces: Why “Good Enough” is Never Enough By Michael Ramer, CEO, RedLine Safety Inc. In the manufacturing world, we talk a lot about efficiency, uptime, and production quotas. But there is one area where “moving fast” can be a death sentence: Confined Spaces. Throughout my career, both in the…