Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: A new women’s trucking group is educating girls on the benefits of growing up to being a female truck driver. And now they have found a unique way to spread their message of empowerment: A … Read more
Workplace accidents involving spilled gasoline, diesel, waste oil, engine fluids, and other potentially explosive fuels can put your employees, products, and workplace at risk. For bigger spills, the best response is to call 911 and have the local fire department handle the situation. But for smaller spills, it may be possible to control the spread of spilled … Read more
Wal-Mart has submitted a patent for robotic shopping carts that don’t require you to push them as you shop. Actually, the devices — which apparently resemble “Roomba” style robotic floor sweepers — will fit on the bottom of the retail giant’s existing shopping carts and will automatically guide the carts to follow you around as … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: Major petroleum leaks typically require a call to 911. But small, minor spills of gasoline and other potentially hazardous materials can often be cleaned up in-house. We’ll show you how to control and clean up … Read more
In one of the most unlikely business pairings in recent memory, Google’s parent company Alphabet is teaming up with the Chipotle restaurant chain to delivery burritos and other items to college students at Virgina Tech University via pilotless drone. Many businesses, including Google, Wal-Mart, Amazon, and others are experimenting with robotic drones as a way … Read more
Improved severe injury reporting requirements among US businesses has revealed a disturbing trend: On an average workday in the US, seven employees suffer amputations of their fingers, toes, hands or other body parts. In 2015, new regulations enacted by the US Department of Labor required US companies to report any serious workplace injury, such as … Read more
Here is a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: New reporting requirements have revealed that serious workplace injuries, such as amputations, are more common than previously believed. On average, there are seven amputations per day in the US. What’s causing these terrible, life-changing injuries? … Read more
A growing US economy means more trucks on the nation’s highways and roads. Unfortunately, it also means more traffic fatalities involving trucks, according to a new report. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that truck-involved crashes resulting in fatalities increased by 4.4 percent in 2015. And at least part of that increase was attributed … Read more
For years now, high-tech companies like Google, Vuzix, Ubimax, and others have promised that wearable technology will make our lives better and easier. But how will it actually work? Look no further than a pilot program from global package delivery service DHL to understand the answer. DHL Supply Chain, a subsidiary of the German company … Read more
Here’s a special sneak preview of some of the stories you will find coming soon on the Bahrns blog: Warehouse workers in the US could soon be using wearable technology that can help them do their jobs faster, more efficiently, and with fewer mistakes. We’ll tell you how it works … We always hear of … Read more
