July 9, 2024 Prepare your emergency action plan Do you have an emergency plan? What will you, your coworkers or family do in case of an emergency fire, tornado, active shooter or other emergency scenario? Planning will help you each to know how to be prepared, stay safe and contact each other in case of an emergency.While at WorkIn case of fire –
June 11, 2024 AEDC Safety offers tips to avoid heat illness Here comes summer!Outside activities and obligations increase, and temperatures, humidity and the chance for heat illness increase right along with them. What is heat illness? It is when the body is not able to get rid of excess heat and properly cool itself.Learn the signs and symptoms of
May 7, 2024 National Safety Council designates May as National Electric Safety Month The National Safety Council partners with the Electric Safety Foundation, or ESFI, each May to present electric hazard awareness topics.The ESFI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting electrical safety at home and in the workplace. Their goal is to reduce the number of electric-related
March 20, 2024 Arnold AFB Fire and Emergency Services shares tips to stay fire safe while enjoying outdoor activities Another “snowmageddon” like the one that struck Tennessee earlier this year is, at least for the next several months, highly unlikely.The outside air is getting warmer. The days are getting longer.With winter now in the rearview and the arrival of spring, many will begin to heed the call of the
Dec. 1, 2023 Arnold AFB Safety provides tips in avoiding holiday hazards The holidays are upon us. Fall and Thanksgiving decorations are quickly transitioning to winter and Christmas along with the holiday festivities and traditions we love. From gathering with family and friends to attending religious services, concerts and holiday programs, each of these festive
Oct. 2, 2023 AEDC Safety shares tips for a safe Halloween What is Halloween anyway?I know what we do on Halloween, but where did all these traditions come from?The History Channel tells us Halloween has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory
Oct. 2, 2023 Arnold Fire and Emergency Services urges Arnold AFB personnel to practice safe cooking The recipe is simple.Take a pinch of inattention, add a dash of carelessness and mix in a tad of neglect.The result of this concoction is disaster. At best, the unpalatable creation can leave a bad taste in one’s mouth. At worst, it can result in the loss of life.Fire officials across the nation,
June 28, 2023 AEDC Spark Tank: Imager enhances leak detection, electrical inspection capabilities The Condition-Based Maintenance team at Arnold Air Force Base can now see the whole picture when conducting leak checks and electrical inspections.The group obtained an acoustic imager to identify leaks in compressed air, gas and vacuum systems. It also reveals the locations of electrical partial
July 22, 2022 AFMC organizations team to increase safety, efficiency of debris collection at Holloman High Speed Test Track Project Zero is an effort by the 846 TS and the Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation Office, or SDPE, of the Air Force Research Laboratory, which aims to automate the task of identifying and tracking both planned and unplanned debris from tests at the Holloman High Speed Test Track, or
July 19, 2021 Arnold AFB program oversees cradle-to-grave management of hazardous materials, waste The test and evaluation activities that take place in the Arnold Engineering Development Complex facilities at Arnold Air Force Base at times utilize materials labeled as “hazardous.” However, Arnold has programs in place to safeguard its employees and the environment from hazardous materials and