Med-Tex Services Participates in Skanska IFE (Injury-Free Environment) Event

Med-Tex Services Participates in Skanska IFE (Injury-Free Environment) Event

On Thursday September 17, 2015 Med-Tex Services participated in Skanska USA Injury-Free Environment event which was held at the Philadelphia Catering Company on Christopher Columbus Blvd. in South Philadelphia. The event was attended by members of Skanska’s Safety Team, Skanksa Management and Sub-contractors. This was a great opportunity for sub-contractors to have an open forum  … Read more

Med-Tex Services to Exhibit, Speak and Demonstrate Confined Space Rescue at 2015 PA Governor’s Safety Conference

Med-Tex Services to Exhibit, Speak and Demonstrate Confined Space Rescue at 2015 PA Governor’s Safety Conference

      On October 26-27, 2015 Med-Tex Services will be attending the PA Governor’s Occupational Safety & Health Conference. In addition to exhibiting, Med-Tex Services has been asked to conduct a simulated confined space rescue demonstration utilizing our mobile confined space training trailer / simulator. Med-Tex Services, Inc. Company President & CEO, Dennis M.  … Read more

Med-Tex Services to Exhibit at the 2015 Hospital Facility Managers of the Delaware Valley Fall Conference

Med-Tex Services to Exhibit at the 2015 Hospital Facility Managers of the Delaware Valley Fall Conference

On Tuesday October 6, 2015 Med-Tex Services will be exhibiting at the (HFMADV) Fall Technical Conference which is being held at Healthcare Facility Managers Association of the Delaware Valley, Inc. 26th Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Radisson Hotel Philadelphia, Northeast 2400 Old Lincoln Highway, Trevose PA 19053 Presenters: Gary D. Slack,  … Read more

CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA are Hosting a Special Presentation on 29 CFR 1926.1200 Confined Spaces for Construction

CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA are Hosting a Special Presentation on 29 CFR 1926.1200 Confined Spaces for Construction

On Thursday, October 22, 2015, Dennis Dougherty, President and CEO of Med-Tex Services, Inc. and CAEP Associate Member, will cover topics relating to confined spaces including: the comparison between general industry and construction, typical hazards and violations observed in the execution of confined space activities and the key areas to focus on during site evaluations  … Read more

National Safety Council awards Med-Tex Services Inc. with the 2015 Industry Leader Award

National Safety Council awards Med-Tex Services Inc. with the 2015 Industry Leader Award

The National Safety Council announced on July 24, 2015 that Med-Tex Services, Inc. has been honored with a 2015 Industry Leader Award. The award is a component of the Council’s member-exclusive Safety Motivation and Recognition Awards Program. The Industry Leader Award benchmarks outstanding safety achievements among member companies based on self-reported data. Med-Tex Services, Inc.  … Read more

Med-Tex Services Expands to New England

Med-Tex Services Expands to New England

Effective July 1, 2015, Med-Tex Services (MTS) is proudly supporting our New England clients via our satellite operations office in Exeter, New Hampshire. Understanding the need to provide “Boots on the Ground” support, MTS has launched our New England Operations Office. Met-Tex Services would also like to welcome Greg Buckley, New England Operations, to our  … Read more

Med- Tex Presents the new Confined Spaces for Construction, 29 CFR 1926.1200 to the Mid-Atlantic Construction Safety Council

Med- Tex Presents the new Confined Spaces for Construction, 29 CFR 1926.1200 to the Mid-Atlantic Construction Safety Council

June 12, 2015 Med-Tex Services’ Dennis M. Dougherty presented on the new Confined Spaces for Construction, 29 CFR 1926.1200, to the Mid-Atlantic Construction Safety Council. Discussions surrounding the new regulation included the five key differences from the General Industry Standard:  (1) Impact of Multi-Employer Information Sharing, the (2) need for a Competent Person for Evaluation  … Read more

Med-Tex Services Partners with OSHA Region 3 in National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

Med-Tex Services Partners with OSHA Region 3 in National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction

Med-Tex Services personnel, along with Representatives from OSHA Region 3, participated in several activities throughout the area last week. In an effort to raise awareness and educate workers, our teams joined forces with several other companies to support the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction which runs from May 4th  through May 15th.  … Read more

Confined Spaces in Construction – New OSHA Standard – Final Rule Published

Confined Spaces in Construction – New OSHA Standard – Final Rule Published

OSHA is adding a new sub-part to provide protections to employees working in confined spaces in construction. This new sub-part replaces OSHA’s one training requirement for confined space work with a comprehensive standard that includes a permit program designed to protect employees from exposure to many hazards associated with work in confined spaces, including atmospheric  … Read more